Nigerian defender David Oniya dies after collapsing during match in Malaysia
Nigerian defender David Oniya dies after collapsing during match in Malaysia
Nigerian
defender David Faramola Oniya died on Saturday after collapsing on the
pitch during a friendly match between his Malaysian club T-Team and
Kelantan.
Nigerian defender David Oniya dies after collapsing during match in Malaysia |
He was 30.
Local media said the T-Team skipper collapsed three minutes into the match in Kota Bharu and was taken to hospital.
T-Team CEO Syahrizan Mohd Zain said Oniya did not receive medical treatment quick enough and blamed the ambulance driver.
"He
suffered a heart attack but it could have been a different story had
the ambulance driver was alert," he told the New Straits Times.
"The
driver was at the stands watching the game when Oniya suddenly
collapsed and our defender was deprived of oxygen for several minutes."
Syahrizan said the match was called off after 60 minutes after they were informed by the hospital Oniya had died.
"He was pronounced dead at the hospital about 30 minutes later," he told the Star newspaper.
Oniya had only just joined the Malaysian club this season after spells in Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.
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