The former Nigerian footballer Tijani Babangida He was hospitalized with his wife after a traffic accident on Thursday in which his younger brother died Abraham, also a former player, as confirmed by the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN), whose president is Babangida himself.
“Comrades! Let’s pray for our president, Tijani Babangida, who just had a car accident on the Kaduna-Zaria highway (center of the country),” the secretary general of the PFAN said in a message reported by local media this Friday. Emmanuel Bayaro.
According to some sources, Tijani Babangida is in serious condition, although conscious.
According to Babayaro, Ibrahim “died instantly due to the accident” while Tijani and his family were taken to a hospital, although he did not provide further details.
“May Ibrahim’s soul rest in peace with God,” added the general secretary.
Ajax champion
Tijani Babangida, 50, has played most of his career with Ajax Amsterdam, although he was also part of other teams in the Netherlands, such as Roda JC Kerkrade, Vitesse and VVV-Venlo, and won the Eredivisie once and the Cup twice.
After going through the ranks of other teams and signing for Chinese club Changchun Yatai in 2003, Babangida announced his retirement from football the following year.
His brother Ibrahim, who is 47 years old, he spent five with another Dutch team, Volendam, while the third brother, Haruna, played in the lower divisions of Barcelona.
Source: La Verdad
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