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Footballer D!es After Slumping During Match In Osun

Posted by Amarachi on Fri 17th Jan, 2025 - tori.ng

The sad incident occurred on Thursday, January 16, 2025, on the deceased's 29th birthday.

Adeyemi Adewale

A footballer, Maicon Adeyemi Adewale has been reported dead after he collapsed while participating in a football competition in Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Football Cup competition in Osogbo, Osun State.

The deceased said to be a player of the Ilesa West Local Government Area football team, reportedly slumped on the field and was rushed to a hospital where a doctor confirmed him dead.

The sad incident occurred on Thursday, January 16, 2025, on the deceased's 29th birthday.

The State Police Command's spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday in Osogbo.

“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,”
the statement read.

“He was rushed to the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, where he was later confirmed dead by a doctor."



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