Taiye Joseph, Ilorin
Some players and officials of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Football Club, sustained varying degrees of injuries following an auto crash on Monday along the Ogbomoso-Ilorin Expressway.
The accident occurred while the team was returning to Ilorin after their Nigeria National League (NNL) match, against Sporting Lagos. The club’s Media Director, Tosh Michaels, confirmed that the bus driver and a passenger in the front seat sustained the most severe injuries, though no lives were lost.
Reacting to the incident, the Chairman of Kwara United Football Club, Mr. Kumbi Titiloye, through the club’s General Manager, Mallam Bashir Badawiy, expressed shock and sympathy for the victims.
“This is a sad development and very unfortunate. I pray for God’s guidance and protection in all our travels,” Badawiy stated.
ABS FC, based in Ilorin, is currently competing in the 2024/25 Nigeria National League (NNL) season.
