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DORTMUND, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 07: A ball is seen during a training session at BVB trainings center on February 07, 2018 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by TF-Images/TF-Images via Getty Images)
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Kano Pillars Confirm Chinedu Udoji Died in Car Crash

Christopher SimpsonFeb 19, 2018

Nigerian footballer Chinedu Udoji died at the age of 28 in a car crash Sunday, his club Kano Pillars have confirmed.

The club announced the news via their official Twitter account:

Per BBC Sport's Oluwashina Okeleji, the crash occurred after Udoji had played in Kano's 1-1 draw with his former side Enyimba.

Enyimba also offered their condolences on Twitter alongside a statement from chairman Felix Anyansi Agwu:

The Nigerian Football Federation were also saddened by the player's death, as was sports broadcaster Babatunde Koiki:

Udoji spent seven years with Enyimba, winning the Nigerian Premier League in 2010 and 2015 either side of two wins in the Nigerian FA Cup in 2013 and 2014. 

In 2011, he reached the semi-finals of the African Champions League with Enyimba in which they lost out to Wydad Casablanca.

The defender moved to Kano in 2016 and is survived by his wife and two children.

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