A Nigerian footballer, Segun Idowu, has been confirmed dead after he earlier slumped while featuring for his club Barnet FC in the ongoing FA Cup inside Confluence stadium Lokoja, Kogi state.
The shocking incident was confirmed in a statement from the Chairman, Kogi State Football Association, Alhaji Suleiman Umar, on Saturday.
Part of the statement reads, “Who are we to question our maker who gives and takes when he so wishes.
“We were shocked this (Friday) morning when we received with heavy hearts the news that Segun, a footballer with Barnet FC, Lokoja who slumped and fell on the field after a collision with his teammate, has passed away.
“We were on the field when the collision happened. He was revived and quickly rushed to the hospital. Report coming from the hospital says he was doing fine and we kept praying all along that God almighty should intervene, only to get the sad news that he had given up the ghost.
“The entire football family in Lokoja is absolutely sad by the death of the promising talent. It was a simple case of collision on the field but Segun has to pass through that path to return to his creator.
“May God repose his soul and comfort his immediate and extended family during this trying period and we pray not to witness such a moment again.”
