Olubayo Adefemi, Nigerian footballer, died in a car accident he was , 25.

Olubayo Adefemi was a Nigerian footballer died in a car accident he was , 25.

(13 August 1985 – 18 April 2011)

International career

Adefemi represented his country at the 2008 Olympic Games, playing all the games and scoring a goal in a semifinal match against Belgium. He was a member of the Nigerian Under 20 Team that came second behind a Lionel Messi-led Argentina Team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. Adefemi played 5 out of the six matches Nigeria played, scoring 1 goal during play against Morocco in the semi-final.^[3]
Adefemi made his Senior National Team debut against Ireland on 29 May 2009. Adefemi played his second senior game against France in a game that Nigeria won.^[4]

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Israel			League		Israel State Cup		Toto Cup		Europe		Total
2006–07	Hakoah Ramat Gan	Liga Al	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2010–11	Hapoel Bnei Lod	Liga Leumit	31	2	1	0	8	1	0	0	41	3
Career total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3

Death

On 18 April 2011 Olubayo died in a car accident while driving on Egnatia Odos, near the city of Kavala, Greece.^[5][6] He was on his way to Nigeria in order to finalise details of his wedding.^[7]

Titles

• Vice World Champion 2005 U-20
• Israeli F.A cup winner with Hapoel Tel Aviv 2006
• Silver Medal 2008 Olympics

 

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