Ex Super Eagles captain, Mikel obi was not left out in sharing his condolences and sympathy over the sad loss of a player while representing his club with the family of the deceased, Chineme Martins after he suddenly slumped and died while playing against Katsina United in the NPFL match Day 23 played on Sunday at Lafia City Stadium, Lafia, Nasarawa State.
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Mikel took to his Instagram handle to mourn his sudden death ” Rest in peace, my prayers and thought are with your family” accompanied with a crying emoji on the picture of Martins.
Martins fell unconscious, unopposed, during the second half of Nasarawa’s league match against Katsina United was rushed to the hospital and was pronounced dead while still on the way with an autopsy being carried out to determine the cause of his death.
The NFF has now ordered that no matches should be played unless there is a full complement of medical equipment at the stadia and personnel “as provided in the NFF Club Licensing Regulations”.
Furthermore, the NFF said all match commissioners and the host FA “are to ensure they inspect all the facilities including carrying out test runs before giving the go-ahead for any match to be played.”
