•Nigeria’s forward Victor Osimhen (C) and teammates celebrate the victory A 43-year-old man, Mikail Osundiji has reportedly died while watching the AFCON semi-final football match between Nigeria and the Republic of South Africa. Osundiji is the latest casualty of those who died while watching the AFCON semis after the news emerged yesterday o...
•Late Alhaji Ayuba Abdullahi The Deputy Bursar of Kwara State University Malete, Alhaji Ayuba Abdullahi, last night, died while watching the semi-finals between Nigeria and South Africa in the ongoing AFCON. Nigeria won the match against South Africa by 4-2 goals on penalties after regulation and extra time ended 1-1. Sources close to the dece...
•Youth Corpers A member of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Adamawa State died during the penalty shootouts of the match between Nigeria and South Africa of yesterday evening. It was gathered today morning that the youth corper, identified only as Samuel from Kaduna State, died just before the last kick that ensured [&hellip...
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, has reportedly died of apparent heart attack while watching Wednesday night’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) semi-final match between Nigeria and South Africa. He was said to have slumped and died after South Africa was awarded a late penalty as Nigeria led [&he...
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