A non-league footballer who was admitted to hospital after suffering a severe brain stem injury has sadly passed away, his club have confirmed.
Kings Park Rangers player Saburi Olayinka Adeniji was taken to hospital on January 15 but sadly passed away yesterday (February 6).
The heartbreaking news was confirmed on social media by the club today (February 7). Even more heartbreak for Adeniji’s family as his wife and his daughter, 4, arrived in the UK from Nigeria just a day after he passed away.
Kings Park Rangers had started a GoFundMe campaign to bring his family to the UK in order for them to be by his side in hospital.
(Image: Kings Park Rangers FC)
The club said: “It is with great sadness that we must announce our number 17 Saburi Adeniji ‘Ola’ passed away yesterday morning.
“He fought so hard to still be here for when his family arrived. His wife and daughter unfortunately arrived this morning, a day late.
“He will always be a King. He will always be loved. As a friend, as a dad as a husband, as a brother and as a son. R.I.P Saburi Adeniji.”
(Image: Kings Park Rangers FC)
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