Nigerian football has suffered a heartbreaking tragedy following the death of Nasarawa United player Chineme Martins.<\/p>\n
According to a report from Nigeria\u2019s This Day, Martins collapsed after a collision with a Katsina United player.<\/p>\n
He was attended to be medics from both clubs and rushed to Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital in Lafia, where he was later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n
Shehu Dikko, the chairman of the League Management Company [LMC] which organises the Nigeria Professional Football League [NPFL] said they deeply regret the passing of the player.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe commiserate with Nasarawa United and the immediate family of the late player,\u201d Dikko said.<\/p>\n
A statement from the LMC added: \u201cIt is hoped that the findings of the autopsy would inform subsequent measures, if any that has not been addressed by the existing standard procedure\u201d, the LMC stated.<\/p>\n
According to Score Nigeria, the medical response to Martins\u2019 collapse was slow and inadequate.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s terrible. We\u2019re all in shock,\u201d said Nasarawa United spokesman Eche Amos.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was hale and hearty, hence his selection for the match. His body is now in the mortuary.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nasarawa won the game 3-0, but their players were left inconsolable after learning of the passing of their teammate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nigerian football has suffered a heartbreaking tragedy following the death of Nasarawa United player Chineme Martins. According to a report from Nigeria\u2019s This Day, Martins collapsed after a collision with a Katsina United player. He was attended to be medics from both clubs and rushed to Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital in Lafia, where he was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":22377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,18],"tags":[174,115],"class_list":["post-22375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-football-in-nigeria","tag-nigerian-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n