{"id":381848,"date":"2011-04-18T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-18T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/18\/adefemi-olubayo-was-like-a-brother-%e2%80%93-nigeria-defender-chibuzor-okonkwo-pays-tribute-to-international-team-mate-after-25-year-old-dies-in-car\/"},"modified":"2011-04-18T14:08:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-18T14:08:00","slug":"adefemi-olubayo-was-like-a-brother-nigeria-defender-chibuzor-okonkwo-pays-tribute-to-international-team-mate-after-25-year-old-dies-in-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/18\/adefemi-olubayo-was-like-a-brother-nigeria-defender-chibuzor-okonkwo-pays-tribute-to-international-team-mate-after-25-year-old-dies-in-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Adefemi Olubayo was like a brother \u2013 Nigeria defender Chibuzor Okonkwo pays tribute to international team-mate after 25-year-old dies in car&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h4>18 Apr 2011 15:08:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"92.5787015413\">\n<div readability=\"16.2191780822\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\": RIP - Nigeria's Olubayo Adefemi\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/d0d986a6129149_news.jpg.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>: RIP &#8211; Nigeria&#8217;s Olubayo Adefemi<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"4.73309608541\"><strong>EXCUSIVE<\/strong><br \/>By Lolade Adewuyi<\/p>\n<p>Sad news hit the Nigerian football community on Monday when after it was announced that defender <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/nigeria\/23128\/olubayo-adefemi\">Olubayo Adefemi<\/a> had died in a car crash in Greece, with reports claiming that the 25-year-old had be travelling to be conclude plans for his upcoming wedding.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Olubayo, who moved to Skoda Xanthi in the Greek top division last summer had just made a return into the Nigerian senior team, the Super Eagles, following the appointment of coach Samson Siasia who had brought him through from the youth level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Olubayo won a silver medal at the Holland 2005 World Youth Championship under Siasia. Three years later, he was part of the Dream Team that won a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>His team-mate in that Beijing squad, and now right back for the Super Eagles, Chibuzor Okonkwo expressed his sadness to <strong>Goal.com<\/strong> following Olubayo\u2019s death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe was a friend and brother,\u201d said Okonkwo. \u201cWe played under the same coach. He was a nice guy and he was friendly with everybody. He was a nice guy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Olubayo\u2019s progress from the youth squads had been consistent. He scored a goal in Nigeria\u2019s 3-0 victory over Morocco in the semi final of the World Youth Championship in Holland, before impressing in Nigeria&#8217;s final defeat to Argentina 2-1, a match where Lionel Messi stole the limelight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He also scored a goal in the semi-final victory over Belgium at the Beijing Olympics and once again it was Argentina, inspired by Messi, that ended his hopes of winning a first title with Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He missed the World Cup in 2010, but was beginning to look like he was going to cement his place in the Super Eagles under Siasia before he passed away suddenly on Monday April 18.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goal.com<\/strong> wish to extend their condolences to all those affected by the tragic loss of Adefemi Olubayo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/d0d986a6129149_news.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Read More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2886\/africa\/2011\/04\/18\/2447152\/adefemi-olubayo-was-like-a-brother-nigeria-defender-chibuzor\" title=\"Adefemi Olubayo was like a brother \u2013 Nigeria defender Chibuzor Okonkwo pays tribute to international team-mate after 25-year-old dies in car...\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adefemi Olubayo was like a brother \u2013 Nigeria defender Chibuzor Okonkwo pays tribute to international team-mate after 25-year-old dies in car&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 18 Apr 2011 15:08:00 : RIP &#8211; Nigeria&#8217;s Olubayo Adefemi Related Links Teams Players EXCUSIVE By Lolade Adewuyi Sad news hit the Nigerian football community on Monday when after it was announced that defender Olubayo Adefemi had died in a car crash in Greece, with reports claiming that the 25-year-old had be travelling to be conclude plans for his upcoming wedding. Olubayo, who moved to Skoda Xanthi in the Greek top division last summer had just made a return into the Nigerian senior team, the Super Eagles, following the appointment of coach Samson Siasia who had brought him through from the youth level. 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