Serie A side, Torino are in mourning after 39-year-old former striker Akeem Omolade – who also played for 11 other Italian clubs – is found dead in his car days after complaining of pain in his legs.
The Nigerian who was born in Kaduna represented the Maroons in Serie A, Italy’s top flight, between 2001-2003, making five appearances in total.
Omolade also represented 11 other clubs in the country, including Treviso, Novara, and Reggiana before his retirement in 2017.
On Monday, Italian emergency services discovered him in a Peugeot in Sicilian capital Palermo, where he was unresponsive.
Initial examination showed no obvious external injuries. Omolade’s family said he had complained of leg pains days before as culled in Daily football news.
Torino said in a statement: “President Urbano Cairo and all of Torino Football Club sincerely share in the Omolade family’s grief at the passing of our former player Akeem Omolade.”
Signed from Treviso, he first played in our youth side and then for the first team, making his Serie A debut against Inter Milan on February 2, 2003.
“The entire Torino family sends its deepest sympathies to his loved ones, his parents and his many friends.”
