29-YEAR-OLD FOOTBALLER SLUMPS, DIES DURING MATCH IN OSUN
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Adeyemi Adewale, a football player for the Ilesa West Local Government Area team, passed away during a game in Osogbo, the state capital, according to confirmation from the Osun State Police Command.
Adewale, 29, fell to the ground on Thursday while playing in the Adeleke Memorial Cup Final at the Ataoja School of Science. He was taken to the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, where medical professionals confirmed his death after a valiant attempt to revive him.
In a statement, Yemisi Opalola, the spokesperson for the Osun Police Command, acknowledged the occurrence and said that enquiries into the cause of death have begun.
“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,” the statement said.
The remains of the deceased have been deposited at the teaching hospital’s morgue.
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