October 10, 2024
Olympic Gold Medallist Tijani Babangida, Wife Hospitalised After Road Crash, Brother Dies
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Olympic Gold Medallist Tijani Babangida, Wife Hospitalised After Road Crash, Brother Dies

Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games gold medallist and President of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria, PFAN, Tijani Babangida, was  involved in a car accident on Thursday that claimed the life of his younger brother, Ibrahim Babangida.

The tragic news was announced by his former teammate, Emmanuel Babayaro, the General Secretary, PFAN, who said the accident happened along the Kaduna-Zaria Road in Kaduna State.

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The late Ibrahim, 47, was a member of the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Cup-winning Golden Eagles squad in Japan.

He featured for domestic sides Bank of The North, Stationery Stores and Katsina United on the domestic scene before joining Dutch side Volendam in 1997.

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