HEARTBREAK IN BENIN CITY AS NIGERIA FOOTBALLER CHRISTOPHER EDOGHOGHO COLLAPSE AND DIES ON THE PITCH
Christopher Edoghogho of Angels Football Academy has passed away after the footballer collapsed during a match
A young man named Christopher Edoghogho has passed away after he reportedly slumped during a football match in Benin City.
Edoghogho, before his death, was a player for local team Angels Football Academy as it was gathered that he collapsed on the pitch barely two minutes into the kick-off of a game.
Instablog reports that the late player’s teammates stormed the Edo State Specialist Hospital in Benin and blocked the entrance as they also trooped to the ever-busy Sapele Road to protest the attitude of the medical personnel.
One of the players Okiemute Ovie disclosed that the match was underway at the Edo State School of Health, Dumez Road, when Edoghogho headed the ball and suddenly slumped on the field.
He further disclosed that the incident left the tournament organisers as well as the players confused as they had to abandon the game and head for the hospital, only to find Edoghogho’s corpse.
Boxer dies of heart attack
Meanwhile, Sports Brief earlier reported that the boxing world was plunged into mourning following the tragic death of Musa Yamak.
The unbeaten Turkish-born German boxer is understood to have died after he collapsed in the ring.
Yamak suffered a heart attack while in action against Hamza Wandera in his ninth professional bout on Saturday, May 14.
