Nigerian footballer collapses, dies on the pitch in Spain

A Nigerian footballer in Spain has died after he collapsed on the pitch. Ado Hadi, 21, who plays for CD Madridejos in the Spanish Terceira division, collapsed and died during his side’s home match against SP Cabanillas on Sunday, February 5. In a Castilla-La Mancha Football Federation statement, Hadi reportedly collapsed “for no apparent reasons” […]

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Nigerian footballer found dead inside a car in Italy

Nigerian footballer, Akeem Omolade has been found dead inside his car. Following the news of his death, Italian football clubs were plunged into mourning. The former Torino striker, 39, made several Serie A appearances for the Turin club between 2001 and 2003. He also played for Treviso, Reggiana and ten other Italian clubs before retiring in 2017. […]

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Nigerian Footballer allegedly shot dead by UK Police

A twenty three years old Nigerian footballer, Kelvin Odinaka, has allegedly been shot dead by UK Police officers According to the Daily Mail, police are investigating the Thame Valley force after a man was shot dead by officers responding to a call-out to a property where a youngster was found with significant injuries. Thames Valley […]

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Nigerian footballer who plays for FC Vitebsk, drowns

A Nigerian footballer, Kelvin Odenigbo, playing for FC Vitebsk in Belarus, has been found dead after drowning in a lake. Announcing his passing, the Belarusian Premier League club in a statement released, said the corpse of the 20-year-old striker was found on Saturday, June 5 by the lake Beloye, a tourist destination in the Vitebsk […]

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Nigerian footballer slumps, dies

A Nigerian footballer has died as he was warming up for a football match. A former Kano Pillars player, Dominic Dukudod, popularly known as ‘Don K’, slumped yesterday while warming up before a friendly match between Abuja United and Nasarawa United at the Lafia township stadium, Nasarawa state, according to sports journalist Niyi Busari. Dominic slumped while […]

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