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Ademola Okulaja Cancer: What Type Of Cancer Did Ademola Okulaja Have?

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Ademola Okulaja is rumoured to have died of cancer. However, the claims are not confirmed yet.

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In 2008, doctors discovered a cancerous tumour on his spine, which caused him to retire from basketball. While his disease was in remission, he got a master’s degree in sports marketing.

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Germanys Ademola Okulaja, (5), reacts after Nigeria turned the ball over in the closing seconds in their game at the world basketball championship, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, in Saitama, Japan. German won the game 78-77. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

After school, he went ahead to run entertainment and sports consultancy companies in Berlin, as well as work as an agent for NBA guard, Dennis Schroder. Ever since the diagnosis, he has been battling the disease on and off.

Although the family of Ademola Okulaja have not confirmed the cause of his death, there are speculations that he died of cancer because he was battling it for a year.


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