Full name Olubayo Adefemi Name Olubayo Adefemi Playing position Weight 82 kg | Height 1.84 m Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1985-08-13)13 August 1985 Date of death 18 April 2011(2011-04-18) (aged 25) | ||
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Olubayo Adefemi (13 August 1985 – 18 April 2011) was a Nigerian footballer.
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International career
Adefemi represented his country at the 2008 Olympic Games, playing all the games and scoring a goal in a semifinal match against Belgium. He was a member of the Nigerian Under 20 Team that came second behind a Lionel Messi-led Argentina Team at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands. Adefemi played 5 out of the six matches Nigeria played, scoring 1 goal during play against Morocco in the semi-final.
Adefemi made his Senior National Team debut against Ireland on 29 May 2009. Adefemi played his second senior game against France in a game that Nigeria won.
Death
On 18 April 2011 Olubayo died in a car accident while driving on Egnatia Odos, near the city of Kavala, Greece. He was on his way to Nigeria in order to finalise details of his wedding.
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