Kelvin Odenigbo: Nigerian footballer's suffocating in Belarus a mishap says club
Kelvin Odenigbo: Nigerian footballer's suffocating in Belarus a mishap says club !
Belarusian club FC Vitebsk said on Monday that Nigerian footballer Kelvin Odenigbo suffocated throughout the end of the week in a heartbreaking mishap.
The assemblage of 20-year-old Odenigbo, who fixed a transition to the Belarusian Premier League side in March, was found was found on Saturday in the Beloye Lake, a vacationer location in the Vitebsk locale.
Club specialists said an examination tracked down "no savage blemishes on the body and there are no hints of liquor in Kelvin's blood. It was a suffocating mishap that stunned us all."
His sibling Ebuka, who plays for Kano Pillars in the Nigerian first class, said Kelvin's demise had come as an enormous stun to him since Kelvin couldn't swim and normally stayed away from water.
"This is a significant stun as he wouldn't go close to a pool," Ebuka revealed to BBC Sport Africa.
"I said this since he can't swim by any means. He doesn't care for water so I was stunned when they said he was discovered dead in a lake."
While Ebuka has become a sensation in the homegrown scene since changing from the University League to the Nigerian Premier League in 2019, Kelvin was just barely settling down to life in Belarus.
Gobbled up from Abuja-based NAF Rockets, the forward was a late substitute on 28 May as Vitebsk beat visiting FK Smorgon 5-0 in the alliance.
After four appearances, all as a substitute, so much was anticipated from Kelvin in the Eastern European country so his passing came as a significant stun to his family and the local area in Makurdi.
"I got the stunning news right away before the dismiss from our class match against Enyimba on Sunday," added Ebuka.
"We had completed the pre-match warm-up and was tied in with going on the pitch to play the match when I found out about it. I advised the mentor to pardon me from the game since I wasn't acting naturally.
"It's been exceptionally troublesome, the news has come as a stun and I have been given authorization by the club [Kano Pillars] to be with my folks.
"I'm en route to our base in Makurdi on the grounds that my Mum and Dad are in dismay. I additionally don't have the correct words to say to them at the present time.
"The club has been in contact about his passing and mentioned for a discussion however I can't utter a word until the family are bunch to meet up for a gathering."
Following the passing of their Nigerian player, there were calls for Vitebsk fans to honor him at the club offices in Belarus.


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