Two middle-aged sport lovers, who were said to be die-hard
supporters of Real Madrid Football Club, on Saturday slumped and died during
the Champions League’s Final between Real Madrid and Athletico Madrid when the
former team failed to equalize the one goal at 90 minutes of the game.
The crucial final match between Athletico Madrid and Real
Madrid on Saturday night had ended almost in favour of Athletico until Madrid
broke the deadlock at 93 minutes with a header from defender, Sergio Ramos.
The two men, Mr. Olusoga Ogunbanjo, aged 39, was a
refrigerator technician, while Mr. Bambo Sholeye, 42, was an employee of the
Lagos State Waste Management Authority. The two fans were residing at Smith and
Apatira streets, Lagos Island respectively.
Ogunbanjo, who was fondly called Soga by his friends, went
to a barbing saloon shop located at Okepopo Street to shave and later sat among
other people to watch the match in the shop.
The owner of the shop, simply identified as Mr. Danku, noted
that the deceased was rushed to the Lagos General Hospital, where he died.
He said, “Soga came to shave and after shaving, he decided
to watch the UEFA championship match between Real and Athletico and when the
game had reached 90 minutes, and Real Madrid were still one goal down, there
was tension everywhere that Real Madrid had lost the match.”
“It was another boy sitting beside Soga that noticed that he
had slumped and raised the alarm. We quickly rushed him to the emergency
section of the Lagos General Hospital where he was confirmed dead by a medical
doctor on duty.”
Sholeye, who had also watched the match at a nearby shop
left the place in frustration, lamenting the failure of Real Madrid to equalise
the one goal scored by Athletico Madrid in the first half of the match.
He was said to have put up a chair at the front of their
house and was still lamenting when he suddenly slumped and was taken to Lagos General
Hospital, where the doctor confirmed that he was dead.
It was learnt that the remains of the two men were on Sunday
morning buried on the Island by their respective relatives and friends.
The Lagos state Police spokesperson, Ngozi Braide, said the
incidents were not reported at the police station
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