Friday, 17 June 2016

Ikorodu Utd cheat death in fatal accident

PLAYERS and officials of Nigeria Professional Football League outfit, Ikorodu United escaped death by whiskers as they were involved in an auto crash on Friday evening.

The accident occurred at about 4pm along Ama Brewery Road, 9th Mile, Enugu on their way to honour Sunday’s NPFL Match Day 23 encounter against Lobi Stars in Makurdi.


According to the club’s Media Manager, Babatunde Ayoola, a trailer lost control and rammed into a Chisco bus the team was in and another 18-seater bus.

“All the passengers in the 18-seater bus died instantly”, he explained, but the Oga Boys were “saved by the Grace of God.”

He said the players and staffs sustained minor shoulder injuries as they escaped through the window of the Chisco bus.

He added that the players are still shaken and not in the right frame of mind to play any game. They are also hopeful that the Lobi match will be moved to another day.

“We have been trying to reach League Management Company (LMC) to inform them of the incident. I don’t think the players are mentally ready for the game because of the shock,” Ayoola said.


Ikorodu United sit at the base of the Nigeria topflight log with 15 points from 21 games.

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