A young footballer, Adeyemi Adewale has died after collapsing on the pitch during a football tournament in Osogbo, Osun State capital.
The deceased footballer was a member of the Ilesa West Local Government football team and after collapsing he was rushed to the hospital where he was declared a Brought-in-dead (BID) patient.
‘Today, (Thursday) while the final match of Adeleke Memorial Cup was going on at Ataoja School of Science, one Adeyemi Adewale ‘M’ 29yrs, a member of Ilesa West Football team collapsed on the pitch.
He was rushed to the Osun State University Teaching Hospital where he was later confirmed dead by a doctor’ spokesperson for Osun State Police Command , Yemisi Opalola, submitted while adding that investigation into the matter had since begun.
She also said Adewale’s body has been taken to the mortuary at Uniosun Teaching Hospital.