The Organizers of the late Otunba Isiaka Adeleke Memorial Cup, have commiserates with the family of one of the players representing Ilesa West Footbal Team, Adeyemi Adewale, who died after he slumped while playing for his team.
The tragic incident occurred on Thursday, 16th of January, during the final day of an annual grassroot Football Competition put in place in memory of the first civilian Governor of Osun.
According to the statement issued by the Chairman organising committee, Hezekiah Oladele Bamiji on Friday, the organizers express deep sadness over the sudden death of Adeyemi Adewale.
The statement reads; “The competition which entered its 5th edition this year, had always taken the wellbeing of our players as a topmost priority, partnering with embulance and emergency services of the state, aside other medical prationers ensuring health safety of not only the players, but all stakeholders and partners as a frontline grassroot football tournament in the state.
“We are however saddened that all efforts to rescue Adewale Adeyemi after he suddenly slumped on the pitch, at about 84th minute of the 3rd place match between Ilesa West Local Government and Ejigbo Local Government footbal teams, proved abortive. He was promptly attended to by the medical team on ground at the venue of the match, after which he was rushed in the ambulance stationed at the match venue to the nearby Uniosun Teaching Hospital where he was declared dead by the hospital’s medical doctors.
“Maicon, as popularly called by his teamates, was one of the leading lights at the just ended edition of the competition and we are too devastated to lose such a promising talent.
“The organizers of the late Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Cup, again express deep sadness at this unfortunate incident. We pray God Almighty to grant his immediate family, the Osun State Grassroots Footbal Coaches Council, his teamates at Ilesa West Local Government, friends and all of us touched by the sudden death of Adeyemi Adewale, ‘Maicon'”
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