A 30-year-old Nigerian defender, David Faramola
Oniya, has died after collapsing during a friendly match between his
Malaysian club T-Team and Kelantan.
According
to BBC, David Oniya died on Saturday, June 13, after he collapsed three
minutes into the match in Kota Bharu and was taken to hospital.
T-Team CEO Syahrizan Mohd Zain said Oniya did not receive medical treatment quick enough.
“He suffered a heart attack but it could have been a different story had the ambulance driver was alert,” Zain said.
“The driver was at the stands watching the game when Oniya suddenly collapsed and our defender was deprived of oxygen for several minutes,” he added.
Reportedly, the match was stopped after 60 minutes when a message about Oniya’s death was received from the hospital.
David Oniya had only joined the Malaysian club this season.
T-Team captain David Oniya died after collapsing on the pitch during a friendly in Malaysia on Saturday
T-Team CEO Syahrizan Mohd Zain said Oniya did not receive medical treatment quick enough.
“He suffered a heart attack but it could have been a different story had the ambulance driver was alert,” Zain said.
“The driver was at the stands watching the game when Oniya suddenly collapsed and our defender was deprived of oxygen for several minutes,” he added.
Reportedly, the match was stopped after 60 minutes when a message about Oniya’s death was received from the hospital.
David Oniya had only joined the Malaysian club this season.
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