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Tragic Incident: Footballer Collapses and Passes Away During Osun Match

Footballer Des After Slumping During Match In Osun (via Primetweets)
Tragic event took place on Thursday, January 16, 2025, coinciding with the deceased’s 29th birthday.

A footballer named Maicon Adeyemi Adewale tragically lost his life after collapsing during a match at the Otunba Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke Memorial Football Cup held in Osogbo, Osun State.

Adewale was a player for the Ilesa West Local Government Area team and fell on the pitch during the game. Despite immediate transportation to a hospital, he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

This unfortunate event occurred on January 16, 2025, which was also his 29th birthday.

The spokesperson for the State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola, released a statement confirming the incident on Thursday in Osogbo.



“Today, (Thursday) during the final match of the Adeleke Memorial Cup at Ataoja School of Science, a player named Adeyemi Adewale, aged 29, slumped on the field,”
the statement declared.



“He was quickly taken to the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, where a doctor confirmed him deceased.”

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