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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