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Ositadimma "Osi" Umenyiora // ⓘ (born November 16, 1981) is a British-Nigerian former professional American football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Troy Trojans and was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft .
Died following a suspected cardiac arrest during a match. [229] 4 September 2021: Jens De Smet 27 FCC Filosoof Amateur player who collapsed at a field and died. [230] 25 September 2021: Guillermo Arias 31 Camaguán FC In the quarterfinals of the third division tournament, he collapsed on the field and died of cardiac arrest. [231] 12 November 2021
Okwaraji, who made the Green Eagles squad in 1988 at the African Nations Cup in Morocco, scored one of the fastest goals in the history of African football against Nigeria's perennial rivals, the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon, and was twice named man of the match. [14] [15] He also went to the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, though Nigeria disappointed.
According to the Mayo Clinic, sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death among young athletes. The Mayo Clinic estimates that about 1 in 50,000 to 1 in 80,000 young athletes die of sudden ...
Reed Ryan, a senior defensive lineman at the University of Minnesota Duluth, died at 22 from cardiac arrest caused by an undetected genetic heart condition, according to his family.
In 2021, former National Football League (NFL) player Osi Umenyiora opened a football camp in Nigeria for the International Player Pathway Program (IPPP), which gives foreign players opportunities in the NFL. [1] Oginni Hassan attended the camp and was one of three selected to train in London to show their talent to NFL scouts. [1]
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Simon scored his first goal for Nigeria in an international friendly against Niger on 8 September 2015, the second in a 2–0 win. [32] He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. [33] In May 2018, he was named in Nigeria's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. [34]