A Nigerian footballer, Saburi Olayinka Adeniji, has died from a severe brain injury in the United Kingdom.
The non-league footballer died a day before his wife and four-year-old daughter arrived to see him in the United Kingdom.
The winger for Kings Park Rangers in Halstead, Essex died in the hospital on Friday after being admitted to intensive care on January 25, 2026 with a serious brain stem injury.
According to available information, Adeniji’s family travelled from Nigeria to be by his side, but arrived after he died.
King Park Rangers confirmed the development in a statement.
It said: “It is with great sadness that we must announce our number 17 Saburi Adeniji ‘Ola’ passed away yesterday morning.
“He fought so hard to still be here for when his family arrived.
“His wife and daughter unfortunately arrived this morning, a day late.
“He will always be a King.
“He will always be loved.”
