Rangers Football Club of Enugu player, Ifeanyi George, has died, alongside two other teammates in an accident on Sunday morning.
According to reports, the footballers were on their way to Lagos from Enugu.
The management of the club in a post updated on social media stated that the one of their notable players Ifeanyi George was in the accident.
“We lost Ifeanyi George this morning. Ifeanyi George died this morning on his way to Lagos while driving from Enugu. The accident occurred in Abudu just after Agbor in Delta State.
“He had been injured for the past three weeks with a severe waist pain and was told not to drive even in Enugu.” Rangers wrote on their official twitter handle Sunday morning
The death of Ifeanyi is coming on the heels of two other deaths recorded on the local football scene all within a month.
Remo Stars Tiamiyu Kazeem died exactly one month ago today while Nasarawa United’s Chieme Martins also lost his life a fortnight ago during the NPFL tie in Lafia against Katsina United.
