The head coach of Heartland FC and former Nigeria goalkeeper, Christian Obi is dead.
Coach Obi died in a ghastly accident on Friday when the team’s bus was involved in a head-on collision with a truck along Okigwe road enroute to Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, where the Naze Millionaires were to participate in the Ifeanyi Ekwueme TICO/SELECT pre-season tournament.
Some players and other officials of the Imo State Government-owned Heartland FC, reportedly sustained injuries and were taken to the hospital for treatment.
Aged 57, Obi, who coached the team last season, was a Nigeria youth international goalkeeper who competed in the Men’s Football Tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
A press statement issued by the club management to newsmen on Friday, said “The accident happened at Umunna close to Okigwe still within Imo State.
“The vehicle in its attempt to dodge an oncoming vehicle collided with another carelessly parked vehicle from another accident.”
