Skilled soccer as a aggressive sport has had its unfair share of tragedies about the several years. It is both of those entertaining and harmful primarily on the area of participate in. The Nigerian sporting household witnessed a person of the most horrific soccer tragedies on the 23rd of December 2008, when nine woman amateur footballers and two coaches were being burnt over and above recognition in an automobile crash on their way from Jos, Plateau condition.
The tears of sorrow experienced rarely dried up, when 15 customers of an novice facet, F.C Jimeta from Adamawa state, Nigeria, died in a different car crash on the 26th of January 2009. Twelve of the lifeless had been players, although the remaining a few were trainers.
The tragedy that took location on the 26th of January 2009 had hardly subsided when a further devastating incident transpired on the 21st of February 2009. In a single swoop, 13 Soccer supporters of Nigeria Premier League side Ocean Boys F.C of Yenegoa have been killed by folks suspected to be cultist, on their way to attending a leading league match involving their group and Bayelsa United at the Ughelli Township Stadium in Delta State, Nigeria.
Nigerian footballers have also experienced their reasonable share of tragedies on and off the subject of participate in. Underneath is a listing of some of the players who have braved all odds to bring pleasure to soccer loving Nigerians but later on succumbed to the cold hand of loss of life.
- Samuel Okwaraji
Nigeria enterprising midfielder Samuel Tochukwuma Okwaraji slumped and died on August 12, 1989 throughout a Environment Cup qualifying match amongst Nigeria and Angola. He died of a heart connected ailment.
- Amir Angwe
Amir Angwe died on the subject of participate in whilst starring for Julius Berger F.C on Oct 29th 1995. It was afterwards identified that he died of a coronary heart assault.
- George Igenewari
The more youthful brother to Nigerian previous international- George Finidi was slain by the bullet of rival supporters in the course of an F.A Cup match involving his club- Rangers F.C and Stationary Outlets of Lagos in 1995.
- Tunde Charity
He was a member of the Flying Eagles workforce that participated in the 1989 U-20 World Championship held in Saudi Arabia. He died of a head harm sustained in the actively playing industry even though featuring for Bendel Insurance policy F.C in a league match in 1997.
- Boniface Danjuma
This Plateau united participant died on August 12, 2006 after he slumped and was confirmed dead 13 minutes into the 2nd fifty percent of his staff tie with metropolis rival JUTH of Jos at Nassarawa stadium, Keffi.
- Orobosa Adun
He was the initially option goalkeeper of Warri Wolves F.C of Warri Delta Point out. Slumped and died on May well 26th 2009 through schooling as a consequence of injury sustained when he was attacked by thugs of Rangers worldwide of Enugu.
