Another big loss has greeted the Nigeria Football Association, as one of its own, 30-year old defender David Faramola Oniya died yesterday, Saturday, June 13, after collapsing on the pitch during a friendly match between his Malaysian club T-Team and Kelantan.

Information has it that the T-Team skipper collapsed three minutes into the match in Kota Bharu and was taken to hospital.

Painfully, Oniya did not receive medical treatment quick enough and he passed on few minutes later.

"He suffered a heart attack but it could have been a different story had the ambulance driver was alert. The driver was at the stands watching the game when Oniya suddenly collapsed and our defender was deprived of oxygen for several minutes," T-Team CEO Syahrizan Mohd Zain said.

Continuing, he hinted that the match was called off after 60 minutes when they were informed by the hospital Oniya had died.

The later player, Oniya had only just joined the Malaysian club this season after spells in Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.

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