T-Team player Oniya dead after collapsing on field


Oniya (left) was playing in his first season with Premier league outfit T-Team. - Bernama

PETALING JAYA: T-Team skipper David Faramola Oniya of Nigeria has died after collapsing on the field during a friendly against Super League side Kelantan at the Sultan Mohd IV Stadium in Kota Baru on Saturday.

Club chief executive officer Syahrizan Mohd Zain said that the T-Team centreback collapsed barely three minutes into the game and was taken to the Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II (HRPZ II) nearby.

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