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Ex-Super Eagles Winger Involved In Auto Crash, Brother Dies

Former Super Eagles winger, Tijani Babangida, was on Thursday involved in a ghastly car crash that claimed the life of his brother, Ibrahim.

The former Nigeria international who was part of the team that won gold at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics and his wife are still in hospital.

He is currently the President of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria.

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Former teammate and General Secretary, PFAN, Emmanuel Babayaro announced the incident in a statement.

It read: “Comrades! Let us be in prayers for our president, Tijani Babangida, who just had a ghastly motor accident along the Kaduna-Zaria Eoad.

“Ibrahim Babangida, his younger brother, died on the spot from the accident while Mr President (Babangida) and his family were taken to the hospital.

“May the soul of Ibrahim Babangida Rest In Peace with God, Amen.”

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