MAN DIES WATCHING EAGLES, COTE D VOIRE MATCH

MAN DIES WATCHING EAGLES, COTE D VOIRE MATCH

The on – going African Cup of Nations tournament in South Africa has claimed its first casualty in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, as one Moshood Owolabi slumped and died.

SportingLife gathered that Owolabi, 40, and father of two kids, died on Sunday while watching the quarter final clash between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire at a crowded viewing centre at Promise Stadium in Lanlepe compound, Oke-Sokori area of Abeokuta.

Owolabi could no longer control himself as the match progressed. He suddenly jerked up from his seat only to collapse on the lap of another viewer, sitting adjacent to him.

An Engineer with Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) at theFederal Ministry of Works in Abeokuta office of the Federal Ministry of Works, he started to choke and foam from both mouth and nose.
He was quickly rushed to Success Medical Clinic and later to First Alpha Medical Centre where he was confirmed dead.

Medical Director of Success Medical Clinic, Dr Odede Kolawole, confirmed the deceased was brought dead to his hospital and efforts to revive him failed.
Dr Kolawole said Owolabi probably died of anoxia (shortage of oxygen)as a result of excessive inhalation of carbon dioxide.

Kolawole said: “Immediately the man was brought in dead. A close friend of the deceased told me of how he survived a fatal accident about two months ago.
“From the way I saw him, he looked weak and sick for a very long period of time. Like someone who was managing his life, and facing a crowd with shortage of oxygen he must have suffered from anoxia persistently for a long period of time but it was late before he was brought here.”

A witness, Mr Taiwo Adebayo, said it was like Owolabi had cardiac arrest and was foaming when he fell to the ground.

He noted that the deceased was rescued and taken to the clinic alive but there was no doctor to attend to him at the first clinic and said it was while rushing him to the second clinic that he died on the way.

He said:“We were together when the match started, when Moses played a shot on target and it was deflected off by the Ivorian defender. It was at that time that he fell on someone’s laps as is if he suffered from cardiac arrest and he started foaming.

what a tragic death

Me, Die for Super eagles? I sure can't!

What will I tell my God?

stp watchn 9ja match. It cn kil easily. Lolz

Fishegg45 wrote:

stp watchn 9ja match. It cn kil easily. Lolz

hypertension

STROKE

These days na JOY o, unbelievable experience!

9JA REALLY PERFORMING WELL TODAY NO BE SMALL THING OOOOOOOOO

Nigeria (Super Eagle) nearly spell Mali if not for their lack of concentration at defense.
(4 - 1)

Real suprise fron super eagle

Roykay wrote:

Nigeria (Super Eagle) nearly spell Mali if not for their lack of concentration at defense.
(4 - 1)

Honestly, dat goal shouldn't ve entered if not for their carelessness! I felt for Enyema sha, wished he had kept clean sheet!

It was a superb performance