Newly Recruited Footballer Dies Few Hours To Leave Nigeria For Europe

When 21-year earlier Okafor Kelechi was chosen alongside two of his soccer crew members to journey to Azerbaijan, in Jap Europe the place he was to be signed on to kick-start his career professionally he felt future had lastly smiled on him.

The Anambra-state born started with Lion coronary coronary heart Soccer Membership domiciled in Ayobo group for 3 years, the place he expert and honed his talents with no consideration full once more, and usually carried out as a central midfielder.

Elated on the knowledge which he described as prayer answered, kelechi started buying for personal outcomes and totally different valuables he would journey with, whereas his membership processed all important journey paperwork.

Whereas these preparations had been ongoing, not at all in his wildest creativeness did he envisage that future had one different low cost for him.

Sadly, his dream acquired right here crashing like a pack of taking part in playing cards on August 10, 2021, whereas he and his teammates had been working in the direction of on the teaching ground at Idowu Fadeyi, Ayobo, Ipaja. Paradoxically, it was the equivalent day he was presupposed to journey.

Sadly, the plane left the tarmac of the Murtala Mohammed worldwide Airport that night, with out Kelechi.

As you study this piece, his stays are inside the morgue, able to be interred this evening.

Tragedy

Explaining how the tragedy occurred, actually considered one of his teammates, said, “the incident occurred on the very day Kelechi and three others had been presupposed to journey to Europe.

“We had gone for teaching that day. He went for an aerial battle. On his method down, he misplaced steadiness and hit his head on the underside.

“Immediately, the coaches administered first help on him, trying to revive him. When it didn’t yield any consequence, they rushed him to the hospital. Nevertheless he died on the easiest way.

As soon as we purchased to the private hospital located in Ayobo house, docs declared him Launched in Lifeless.

“From there the coaches went to Ayobo Police Station to report the incident. The police acquired right here to the teaching ground at Idowu Fadeyi, Ayobo, Ipaja the place the incident occurred. The policemen questioned among the many avid gamers, took footage sooner than going to the hospital”.

“I purchased so emotional, I couldn’t administration myself as I began to cry after I observed the lifeless physique of Kelechi being put inside a physique bag. His corpse was deposited on the Yaba morgue “

It was found that, when Kelechi’s uncle, Chukwudi and his elder brother Uche acquired right here to pitch, everybody was in a sober mood.

The membership Supervisor was said to have explained what occurred, along with the efforts of teammates and coaches. Thereafter, the household went once more to the police station, to see the DPO and inform them that they wanted the case closed as a result of it wasn’t a murder case.

Late Kelechi’s elder brother, Uche lamented that “ It’s unfortunate that Kelechi died on the equivalent day he was presupposed to journey, his flight ticket had been purchased, the flight was scheduled for 8:45pm and he died sooner than noon. Kelechi is the ultimate born in our family. Our mom and father are alive and so they’re devastated by the knowledge. Kelechi will most likely be buried on Saturday September 4,2021″.