One player of the Ayisat Yusuf Football Academy has died and several others were injured in a road crash while travelling to a league fixture, the academy has said.
The team was travelling from Ikenne, Ogun State, to the Olympic Pitch in Sanya, Ijesha, Lagos State, for the match when the accident occurred.
According to the academy’s management, a female player reportedly died at the scene. Several other players and the team driver sustained varying degrees of injury and were rushed to hospital, where some are undergoing critical medical assessment
In a statement, the academy’s Chief Executive Officer and former international, Ayisat Yusuf, described the victims as more than members of a football team.
The academy extended its condolences to the family of the deceased player and prayed for strength and comfort for them.
It assured the injured players and the driver of its full support throughout their treatment and recovery.
Yusuf appealed to Nigerians, sports stakeholders, partners, friends and the public to remember the academy, the injured and the bereaved family in their prayers.
The academy thanked well-wishers for their support so far and promised further updates on the condition of the injured.
