My people, e no dey easy as we bring this sad gist come meet una today. Saburi Adeniji, wey many people sabi as Ola, wey dey play for Kings Park Rangers Football Club of Sudbury don pass away after he don dey battle severe brain stem injury. Na serious matter we dey talk so o!
Dis club wey dey compete for Eastern Counties League Division One North, announce say Ola, wey hold number 17 for dem team, don bid us farewell on Friday morning. As e be, him dey fight for life till hin family fit land for UK, but dem come arrive late. Omo! Wetin life go do us like dis na?
Dem club describe dis man as one devoted family man and true team player wey everybody love. “He will always be a King,” na wetin dem talk. Everybody wey sabi am talk say he don touch their lives positively as friend, husband, and father. Na double wahala wey dem dey face right now as dem mourn dis loss.
Just few weeks before he pass, Kings Park Rangers don dey beg for prayers and money to support him. Dem talk say dem go halt all matches to make sure say dem dey by him side during this difficult time. Na January 17, dem first yarn come give us update say he dey bedridden, and dem appeal to the public to help pray for am. E be like say dem no know wetin dey come o!
The GoFundMe campaign wey dem set up to help bring him wife and pikin from Naija to UK don show how serious his condition be. E no be joke, as dem report say him dey receive intensive care since January 15, 2026. E come dey sound serious when dem talk say dem don classify am as brain dead. E shock me!
According to the hospital, new UK medical law dey slow down the process to withdraw life support. Dem allow small time for family to come see am before dem fit take away life support. Na serious wahala o! The fundraising na to cover flights, visa, accommodation and all dem things wey go help his wife and daughter wey dey Nigeria join him for UK. Many people don come together to support dis cause, as the football community join hand together to help.
Adeniji get one fine daughter wey just 4 years old, and e get one sweet wife wey e dey madly in love with. E work tire for dem, trying to secure better future for dem. E dey touch person heart as dis story don turn to big issue wey dey affect many lives.
As Kings Park Rangers dey call on all football lovers to come around provide support for the family, na big reminder say we all dey together for dem kind of moment. E no matter your club or team, wetin matter be say we all be one family for this world of football. Let’s rally together and support one of our own.
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