AFCON: How Nigerian Man Died At Viewing Centre After Osimhen’s Goal Was Cancelled

A 43-year-old father of two, Mikail Osundiji, based in Ogun State died while watching the AFCON semi-final football match between Nigeria and the Republic of South Africa on Wednesday.

GWG gathered that Osundiji reportedly went into shock while watching the match at a public football viewing centre in the Olomoore area of Abeokuta in Ogun State.

It was learnt that he died when the central referee cancelled Nigeria’s second goal against South Africa by Victor Osimhen at the AFCON.

According to late Osundiji’s relatives, the deceased did not show any sign of sickness before his death.

An elder sister to the deceased, Mrs Adetunji Nofisat, explained that Osundiji suddenly breathed out heavily after the cancellation of Nigeria’s second goal, lowered his head and afterwards fell to the ground at the football viewing centre.

“That was when other people at the football viewing centre rushed to him and took him to one of the private hospitals in Olomoore before the doctor on duty pronounced him dead”, the deceased’s sister explained.

Nofisat however, disclosed that the remains of the body of Osundiji had been buried on Thursday afternoon according to the Islamic rites.

“We cannot take his corpse to his hometown, Okuku in Osun State because he still has a father, mother and two children who are 12 and seven years of age”, she said.

Nofisat appealed to the state governor, Dapo Abiodun to come to the assistance of the family, particularly through scholarships to enable the children left behind to complete their education, up to the university level.

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