Olubayo Adefemi: Gone Too Soon

Olubayo Adefemi (r) celebrates after scoring a goal for his country in the Beijing Olympics. Image: Getty Images/Zimbio

We learned this morning that Nigerian defender Olubayo Adefemi died yesterday after losing control of his vehicle on a motorway in Greece. Adefemi was reportedly caught in bad weather conditions and crashed into a barrier while travelling to the airport for a flight to his home country, where he was due to finalise wedding plans.

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