ADEFEMI OLUBAYO-LIFE BEFORE DEATH
Olubayo Adefemi (13 August 1985 - 18 April 2011)
was a Nigerian football defender.
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.
Adefemi made his Senior National Team debut against Ireland on May 29, 2009.
Adefemi played his second senior game against France in a game that Nigeria won.
Death:
On April 18, 2011, Olubayo was killed in a car accident
while driving on Egnatia Odos, near the city of Kavala.
Titles:
Silver medal in holand 2005 U-20 world cup.
Israeli F.A cup winner with
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2006 Silver Medal 2008 Olympics
was a Nigerian football defender.
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.
Adefemi made his Senior National Team debut against Ireland on May 29, 2009.
Adefemi played his second senior game against France in a game that Nigeria won.
Death:
On April 18, 2011, Olubayo was killed in a car accident
while driving on Egnatia Odos, near the city of Kavala.
Titles:
Silver medal in holand 2005 U-20 world cup.
Israeli F.A cup winner with
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2006 Silver Medal 2008 Olympics
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