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Yusuf Usman Usein, Nigerian Striker, Slumps And Dies While Training With Gateway FC
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Yusuf Usman Usein who played for Shooting Stars and Crown FC is dead
- The forward was training with Gateway of Abeokuta and slumped
- Usein was confirmed dead on Monday morning, November 16, by Crown FCNigerian football fraternities have been thrown into deep mourning on Monday morning, November 16, following the tragic death of ex-Shooting Stars player Yusuf Usman Usein.
The forward who was popularly known as 'Eiye' was training with Gateway FC of Abeokuta with the hopes of signing for them before he slumped on Sunday evening, November 15.
Usein was said to have been resuscitated on the pitch by medical men who rushed into action after he slumped.
And according to the confirmation by Crown FC of Ogbomoso media officer Tunji Alabi, the player died later in the midnight.Alabi said further that Eiye who also played for Crown FC was a very hardworking, easy going, loyal, very dedicated and God fearing player.
''It is so unfortunate that we have lost Usein and we pray that God will forgive him and grant him eternal rest. He was a good and dedicated player when he was playing for us in Ogbomoso,''
Yusuf Usman Usein actually started his football career on the streets of Ibadan in Oyo state before he was given the chance to join Shooting Stars.
The lanky forward spent two seasons with the Ibadan-based club before he moved to Crown FC of Ogbomoso.
Gateway FC will be playing in the Nigeria's second tier League which is the National League in the 2020/21 season.
Yusuf Usman Usein, Nigerian striker, slumps and die while training in Abeokuta. Photo: Tunji Alabi
Source: Twitter
Earlier, Legit.ng had reported how former Super Eagles defender Ajibade Babalade was pronounced dead after cardiac arrest.
The 48-year-old who was known for his superb defending skills during his active playing time in the Super Eagles died in Ibadan, Oyo state, on Friday night, September 4.According to the reports gathered, the former Shooting Stars of Ibadan captain suffered cardiac arrest and was rushed to the University College Hospital where he died.
Ajibade Babalade was among the Super Eagles players who won bronze at the 1992 African Cup of Nations in Senegal.
The deceased started his professional club career at Stationery Stores of Lagos in 1990 before several stints at 3SC helping them reach the final of the CAF Champions League in 1996.
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NGA 4-4 SLE : See What Is Making Nigeria Fans Angry Apart From Losing A 4 Goal Lead
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Nigeria faced sierraleone in their Afcon 2022 qualifiers. Nigeria is in Group L together with Sierraleone, Benun and Lesotho , having already won Benin 2-1 and Lesotho 4-2, they lead the group with six points.
The super eagles of Nigeria welcomed their third opponent Sierraleone this evening and the game. Nigeria was already leading 4-1 at first half but could not hold on to their lead.
Coach Genet Rohr started a strong team with the likes of Iwobi, Oshinmen, Etebo, Balogun and Chuwueze starting the match.
Nigeria scored their first goal at the 5th minutes with Iwobi strike. After pressuring the Defense, Oshinmen finally got his goal at the 22nd minutes, at the 28th minutes, Iwobi got his second and Nigeria third.
Just 3 minutes later, Villareal winger Chukueze got the fourth goal. The away team also pulled one back at 43rd minutes
The second half was rather quite until 20 minutes till the end of the game when Sierraleone started their comeback and they got three goals to draw the game.
See reactions on Twitter
NTA isn't showing it, DStv isn't either and AIT is currently blocked. We can't watch a match that is played in our country. This country is messed. #NGASLE https://t.co/sOmtdScuLk
Nigerians cannot watch their own match..even Ait that was showing it have been blocked. https://t.co/WcGWprKaRf
Everything is wrong about this country. Nigeria is playing at home and no local station is capable of showing. Our very own national tv NTA is doing a show when Nigeria is playing.
O ti da.
#NGASLE https://t.co/bqbsAOjU1L
Who did Nigeria offend 🤷ðŸ»â€â™‚ï¸We can’t even watch our country play 🤦ðŸ»â€â™‚ï¸
Watching an England match of 1999 still looks clearer than this Nigerian match in 2020 🤦😤
#NGASLE
Bad pitch. What is this ? 🤦â€â™‚ï¸#NGASLE
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