Football news in brief: Nigeria international Adefemi dies in crash

By The Newsroom
Published 18th Apr 2011, 19:02 BST
Updated 19th Apr 2011, 01:48 BST
SKODA Xanthi's Nigerian international Olubayo Adefemi has died in a car accident in Greece. The 25-year-old defender lost control of his car on the Egnatia motorway while driving from Xanthi to Salonika in the Kavala region of Northern Greece. The three-times capped former Rapid Bucharest player was on his way to finalise details of his wedding when the accident happened, police said.

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