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Ikorodu United involved in ghastly car crash

Nigeria professional football team Ikorodu United was on June 17 involved in a ghastly car crash.

The accident occurred at about 4pm along AMA Brewery Road 9th Mile, Enugu. The football players were traveling in a Chisco bus which collided with a truck that over-turned and burst into fire.

Ikorodu United is the bottom team in the Nigeria League; having only recorded a paltry 15 points from 21 games.

Ikorodu United, the league’s bottom club was traveling from their Lagos base to Makurdi, Benue state for NPFL Match Day 22 fixture with Lobi Stars scheduled for Sunday, June 19, 2016.

This post was last modified on November 30, 2018 1:44 pm

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