‎Ex Bendel Insurance Striker Bassey Joins His Ancestors...As Edo FA, Bendel Insurance Honour Late Football Hero With Novelty Match

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‎Ex Bendel Insurance Striker  Bassey Joins His Ancestors

...As Edo FA, Bendel Insurance Honour Late Football Hero With Novelty Match 

By Editor 
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‎The journey of Ex Bendel Insurance FC striker late Mfon Bassey to his eternal place of rest began today in Benin City as his Ex Bendel Insurance colleagues, Coaches in the Edo State Sports Commission, friends and family members with Edo FA officials converge at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium to pay their last respect to the late top scorer.
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‎As early as 8.00 AM,the main bowl of the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium was already opened and made ready as approved by the Executive Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission Hon Amadin Desmond Enabulele for the novelty match between Ex-Bendel Insurance Stars and Edo State Sports Commission coaches as well as the lying in state supervised by the Edo Football Association Board led by Fred Newton Erhunmwunsee.
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‎The novelty match between football colleagues and friends of late Mfon Bassey which ended in a goalless draw brought together the likes of Ovbiye,Peter Obanor, Roland Ewere ,,John Ufomba, Kareem Shaibu,Owewe and other Insurance FC greats as well the leadership of Crescent Sports club at the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium.
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‎Following the novelty football match was the arrival of the corpse of the late Mfon Bassey in a motorcade with his wife Mrs Joy Ehigiamusoe Mfom Bassey,son Duke Mfon Bassey and two daughters Imahobong and Enohobong and the siblings of the late Ex- Insurance FC striker in front for the procession.
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‎Speaking on the life and time of Mfon Bassey in Benin during the lying in state,
‎Edo FA  chairman Fred Newton Erhunmwunsee described the late Ex- Insurance striker as elegant and dedicated player who influenced victories for the Benin Arsenals. 
‎" Mfon Bassey will be missed. We gathered ourselves together in the FA with his Ex-Bendel Insurance colleagues and Coaches to give him the last respect with the novelty match. He was the best and we are sad that he left this world at young age". Erhunmwunsee said. He commended the Executive Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission Hon Amadin Desmond Enabulele for his contributions towards the honour done Mfon Bassey.
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‎Also speaking was his teammate in early 90s Lucky Omorogbe Idahosa aka Ovbiye said that Mfon Bassey will always be remembered for the fun memories he joined to creat while playing for Bendel Insurance between 1990 and 1995,; a period when they won the WAFU cup three times and CAF cup in 1994. We played together. I played as a defender while Mfon Bassey was our top striker. Each time we had difficulty in scoring we beckoned on him for rescue and he always delivered. He will definitely be missed. He left Ibadan to play for Bendel Insurance and adopted Benin as home ahead of Ibadan and his native land of Oron in Akwa Ibom State. He married a Benin woman and worked as a coach in the Edo State Sports Commission after his successful football career." He said.
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‎Aituari Igbinedion CEO Aidia Sports club on his part said that Mfon Bassey was his bosom friend that he will miss . He was one of the reasons I was watching Insurance games regularly as a football fan. He remains the best striker Bendel Insurance FC has ever produced. He is a legend and may his soul rest in peace." He said.
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‎Mfon Bassey passed away on Sunday, November 2,2025 at his Benin residence after a protracted illness, leaving behind his wife Joy Ehigiamusoe and three children.



‎His remains were taken back to his residence in Benin after the lying in state for burial on Friday evening.
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