A Nigerian footballer, identified as Adeyemi Adewale has slumped and died during a football competition in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State.
According to the Nigeria Police Force, Osun command, Adewale who reportedly belonged to the Ilesa West Local Government Area football team, collapsed on the field and was immediately taken to a hospital.
Subsequently, it was reported that a doctor at the hospital pronounced him dead.
The spokesperson for the Osun Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, in a statement on Thursday confirmed the occurrence.
The statement reads: “Today, (Thursday) while the Adeleke Memorial Cup Final match was going on at Ataoja School of Science, one Adeyemi Adewale ‘M’ 29yrs, a player of Ilesa West Football team, slumped on the pitch.
“He was rushed to the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, where he was later confirmed dead by a doctor.”
Opalola, who indicated that an investigation into the matter had begun, further stated that the remains of the deceased had been transferred to the morgue at Uniosun Teaching Hospital.