David Oniya is the most recent Nigerian footballer to pass on in a foreign Nation. The footballer kicked the bucket today only 3 minutes into a match for his Malaysian club. A Nigerian defender, David Faramola Oniya has been announced dead today, Saturday, June 13 in the wake of falling on the pitch amid an friendly match between his club, T-Team and Kelantan in far away Malaysia.
Local media reports say 30-year-old Oniya, who was T-Team captain, fallen only three minutes into the match in Kota Bharu and was quickly raced to the healing facility.