World of Football has been struck with another terrible incident after the news emerged of Nigeria defender David Oniya dying after he had collapsed on the pitch during a match between Malaysian sides T-Team and Kelantan.
Local newspaper reported that Oniya collapsed after three minutes in to the match. Despite being taken to the hospital, Oniya’s life could not be saved.
The news soon reached the players on the pitch and the ongoing games was abaddoned on the 60′ minute mark. It is a sad loss of the Malaysian club since Oniya had joined the club this season only.
Following the incident Club chief executive officer Syahrizan Mohd Zain addressed the media and announced the terrible news.
Syahrizan said: “He was pronounced dead at the hospital about 30 minutes later,”
“There was no hard running and it was a slow tempo match. It’s only a friendly game.
“The match was called off in the 60th minute when we received a call from the hospital that Oniya had died,”
At the team of Sportzwiki, we condemn the loss of David Oniya and we extend our deepest of condolences to Oniya’s friends and family.