Nigerian sprinter and Olympic medalist, Blessing Okagbare, has celebrated her father, Pa Francis Okagbare who turned 82-year-old on Wednesday.
The World Championships medalist described his father as a loving, humble and caring man with understanding.
Okagbare specifically thanked her octogenarian father for being a generous and understanding man.
The Sapele-born celebrated sportswoman praised his father in a birthday post on her official Facebook page on Wednesday.
The elated athlete wrote, “PA Francis Okagbare @82. Happy birthday father…. Thank you for being the man you are. Loving, caring, humble, kind and understanding. God bless you, father. Many more gracious and blessed years to come. Happy Birthday!”
Okagbare, one of Nigeria’s most coveted athletes, hails from Urhobo in Delta State.
Blessing Okagbare is a woman; why referring to the father as “his” father?