Local media reports say 30-year-old
Oniya, who was T-Team captain, collapsed just three minutes into the match in Kota
Bharu and was immediately rushed to the hospital. The match was
abandoned after 60 minutes when a message was received from the hospital that
Oniya had died.
The deceased defender had only just
joined the Malaysian club this season. Yet another sad news hitting the
Nigerian football circle, Oniya is not the first Nigerian to have died
abroad in recent times. Bobsam Elejiko died while playing
for his club in Belgium about 3 years ago.
Like Oniya, Elejiko who was also 30 years
old at the time of his death, collapsed and died while playing for his Belgian
side, Merksem SC in a fifth-tier game against FC Kaart.
Attempts to resuscitate the defender, who
previously played for Westerlo and Antwerp among other teams, were unsuccessful
and his club, Merksem released a statement after the match was abandoned....
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