{"id":175237,"date":"2025-08-20T13:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T12:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/young-footballer-slumps-dies-in-delta-community"},"modified":"2025-08-20T14:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T13:04:21","slug":"young-footballer-slumps-dies-in-delta-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/young-footballer-slumps-dies-in-delta-community","title":{"rendered":"Young footballer slumps, dies in Delta community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A young footballer identified as Wealth Ogunbor, who played for Ogunbor FC has slumped and died during a match.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred at STC Field in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased was pronounced dead when he was rushed to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The football club where the deceased played is reportedly owned by his father, Ogunbor.<\/p>\n<p>The incident has thrown the entire family of the deceased into a statement of mourning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. A young footballer identified as Wealth Ogunbor, who played for Ogunbor FC has slumped and died during a match. The incident occurred at STC Field in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. The deceased was pronounced dead when he was rushed to the hospital. 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