A 43-year old Nestle Plc sales representative identified as Mikail Osundiji on Wednesday evening reportedly slumped and died while watching the semi-finals of the ongoing African Cup of Nations between Nigeria and South Africa in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
Osundiji died from suspected heavy shock after the referee assisted by VAR nullified Nigeria’s second goal against South Africa, put in the net by striker Victor Osimhen and ordered that a penalty be played against Nigeria.
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His colleague who is also sales representative with the company, Akinbami Michael, confirmed the development to PUNCH correspondent.
In his words:
“Yes, it is true, we lost Mikail Osundiji on Wednesday night while watching Nigeria and South Africa AFCON semi finals match. He must have died out of shock. He is from Okuku in Osun State. The viewing centre where he died was beside his house.
“He was buried on Thursday afternoon around 2 pm being a Muslim. He was so much in love with anything Nigeria. He always told us that even if he’s given N50m, he won’t leave Nigeria for any other country. Mikail was such like that..”
Osundiji who is afather of two, was said not to have shown any sign of sickness prior to when he showed up at the football viewing centre located at the Federal Housing Estate, Olomoore axis of Abeokuta metropolis to watch the match.
The elder sister to the deceased, Mrs. Adetunji Nofisat, told newsmen that Osundiji suddenly breathed out heavily after the cancellation of Nigeria’s second goal, lowered his head and consequently fell to the ground at the football viewing centre.
“That was when other people at the football viewing centre rushed to him and took him to one of the private hospitals in Olomoore before the doctor on duty pronounced him dead,” she said.
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