Olubayo Adefemi was a Nigerian footballer died in a car accident he was , 25.
(13 August 1985 – 18 April 2011)
International career
Adefemi represented his country at the 2008 Olympic Games, playing all the games and scoring a goal in a semifinal match against Belgium. He was a member of the Nigerian Under 20 Team that came second behind a Lionel Messi-led Argentina Team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. Adefemi played 5 out of the six matches Nigeria played, scoring 1 goal during play against Morocco in the semi-final.[3]Adefemi made his Senior National Team debut against Ireland on 29 May 2009. Adefemi played his second senior game against France in a game that Nigeria won.[4]
Statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Israel | League | Total | ||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |||
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Death
On 18 April 2011 Olubayo died in a car accident while driving on Egnatia Odos, near the city of Kavala, Greece.[5][6] He was on his way to Nigeria in order to finalise details of his wedding.[7]Titles
- Vice World Champion 2005 U-20
- Israeli F.A cup winner with Hapoel Tel Aviv 2006
- Silver Medal 2008 Olympics
No comments:
Post a Comment