Tragedy Strikes Ebonyi Varsity: Student Dies During Football Match
Eyewitnesses reported that Ogboji, also known as Bernardo, collapsed on the pitch during the game. Despite swift efforts to assist him, including rushing him to the university clinic and subsequently to a hospital, he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
AKACHI NOEL 
A somber atmosphere enveloped Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State, as 200-level student Ogboji David Chukwuebuka tragically passed away after collapsing during a football match on campus.
The unfortunate incident occurred during a football competition organized by the Directorate of Sports of the Student Union Government (SUG) of the university. Ogboji, a student in the Department of Economics, was representing his faculty in a match against the Faculty of Biological Science during the freshers’ league tournament.
Eyewitnesses reported that Ogboji, also known as Bernardo, collapsed on the pitch during the game. Despite swift efforts to assist him, including rushing him to the university clinic and subsequently to a hospital, he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
The news was confirmed in a statement issued by Nwankwo Polycarp Chigozie, the SUG Director of Sports, expressing heartfelt condolences to Ogboji's family, friends, and fellow students during this difficult time.
The AE-FUNAI community mourns the loss of Ogboji David Chukwuebuka, reflecting on the fragility of life and extending prayers for comfort and strength to those affected by his untimely passing. May his soul rest in peace. Amen.
