Adeleke Memorial Cup: Footballer slumps, dies during football match in Osun

A footballer, identified as Adeyemi Adewale, 29, from Ilesa West Football Team, has tragically lost his life during a football match.

DAILY POST gathered that the tragedy occurred during the Adeleke Memorial Cup final, held at Ataoja School of Science in Osogbo on Thursday, January 16, 2025.

Confirming the development, the Osun State Police Command Police Public Relations Officer, Yemisi Opalola, in a statement, disclosed that Adewale collapsed on the pitch during the match and was immediately rushed to the Osun State University Teaching Hospital for medical attention.

The statement said: “Today, 16/01/2025, while the Adeleke Memorial Cup Final match was ongoing at Ataoja School of Science, one Adeyemi Adewale, 29, a player from Ilesa West Football Team, slumped on the pitch.

“He was rushed to the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, where he was later confirmed dead by the doctor.

“Meanwhile, his body has been deposited at the hospital…