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Sports News of Sunday, 18 July 2021

Source: www.legit.ng

Driver dies, players injured as team bus of Nigerian football club is involved in ghastly accident

Some players of Easy Well Football Club were critically injured Some players of Easy Well Football Club were critically injured

A number of players of Easy Well Football Club were critically injured after the team bus was involved in a ghastly motor accident on Saturday morning, July 17.

Newbreak is reporting that the driver of the vehicle was confirmed dead following the incident which occurred at Guru Bridge in Ibadan, Oyo State. Nigerian outlet Best Choice Sport claimed that the squad was on the way for a scouting program when the fatal incident occurred.

It was also gathered that team coach Gafar Muhammed who is an ex-Nigeria professional footballer, was part of the traveling team when the road mishap happened.

The cause of the accident remains as details was not disclosed, but the injured players are receiving treatments in the hospital Easy Well FC played the 2021 Ogun State FA Cup final but lost 4-0 to winners, Gateway United.

Nigerian clubs – Akwa United, Oya FC, Wikki Tourists, Ekiti United, Enyimba, among others – have been involved in various road crashes this year.