{"id":764641,"date":"2019-12-13T20:16:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T20:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/13\/former-nigerian-footballer-philip-osondu-dies-at-48\/"},"modified":"2019-12-13T20:16:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T20:16:41","slug":"former-nigerian-footballer-philip-osondu-dies-at-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/13\/former-nigerian-footballer-philip-osondu-dies-at-48\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Nigerian Footballer, Philip Osondu Dies At 48"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Former Nigerian footballer, Philip Osondu has reportedly passed away from to a yet to be known sickness.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_730437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-730437\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-730437\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/images-69.jpeg\" alt=\"Philip Osondu\" width=\"511\" height=\"600\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-730437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ex-Golden Eaglets player, Philip Osondu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thenationonline confirmed the news of his death, stating that he died in Belgium few hours after he visited the hospital to be examined on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Reports claim the talented footballer felt sick\u00a0 \u00a0at work so he decided to go for a medical check-up where he ultimately gave up the ghost at the age of 48.<\/p>\n<h4>Read Also:\u00a0Aisha Laments Over Lack Of \u2018Bedroom Time\u2019 With Buhari<\/h4>\n<p>Osondu will be remembered for being the star boy of the Nigeria\u2019s Under-17 Golden Eaglets\u2019 exploit in Canada in 1987.<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Nigerian footballer, Philip Osondu has reportedly passed away from to a yet to be known sickness. Ex-Golden Eaglets player, Philip Osondu Thenationonline confirmed the news of his death, stating that he died in Belgium few hours after he visited the hospital to be examined on Thursday. 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