Tijani Babangida, Cristi Chivu’s former colleague from 1999-2000, when the Romanian footballer transferred from Craiova University to Ajax, suffered a terrible accident in his native country.
The accident happened on the road connecting the cities of Kaduna and Zaria, in Nigeria. Following the impact, several victims were rushed to the hospital.
His brother, Ibrahim Babangida, died on the spot from the impact
Among the people in the car with Tijani Babangida was his brother, Ibarhim, who was the driver of the car. Unfortunately, the injuries he suffered as a result of the accident were too great, and the former footballer, who also played in the Eredivisie, died before help arrived.
Tijani Babangida was also rushed to the hospital by an ambulance, but fortunately he was conscious and is currently out of danger. Tijani’s wife and another relative were also in the car. They arrived at the hospital and are not in danger of dying.
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“Comrades! Let us pray for our president Tijani Babangida who has just been involved in a terrible car accident”announced Emmanuel Babayaro, the Secretary General of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN).
Tijani Babangida’s Career: Olympic Champion at the Olympic Games
The former Nigeria international, who has reached the age of 50, has won four trophies in his football career. Babanginda was also a colleague of Cristi Chivu, at Ajax, a team for which he played 77 matches and scored 20 goals.
The Nigerian was selected 36 times for the “Super Eagles” team, for which he managed to score 5 goals. His greatest achievement with the national team was winning the Olympic gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Babangida also played for teams such as: Roda, Vitesse, Genclerbirlgi, Venlo and Al-Ittihad. In addition to the Olympic medal at the 1996 Olympics, he also won the Eredivisie championship, two cups of the Netherlands and one of Turkey.
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The player from Nigeria retired from the activity in China, with the formation of Changchun Yatai, in the year 2004, at the age of 30 years.
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