Enugu Rangers striker, Ifeanyi George, has died in a road accident Sunday morning.
Reports said Ifeanyi was on his way to his base in Lagos with two of his teammates when they were involved in the car crash.
Ifeanyi and co were said to be returning to their families at their base with the indefinite postponement of the Nigeria Professional Football League because of the coronavirus.
The club confirmed Ifeanyi’s death.
“We lost Ifeanyi George this morning. The club will soon come up with a statement soon,” Rangers wrote on their official twitter handle Sunday morning
The club added: “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.”