Babangida Tijani: Nigeria Legend Battling for Life After Accident, Brother Ibrahim Passes

• Super Eagles legend, Tijani Banagida, was involved in an accident
• His younger brother, Ibrahim Babangida, sadly passed away as well
• Babangida was part of the team that won gold at the 1996 Olympics

Former Nigeria player, Tijani Babangida, has been rushed to the hospital after an accident which claimed the life of his brother, Ibrahim Babangida.

The 50-year-old reportedly crashed his car into a moving trailer along the Kaduna-Zaria Road in the northern part of Nigeria this week.

His younger brother, Ibrahim, unfortunately passed at the scene due to the severity of his injuries.

The 1996 Olympic Gold medalist and his wife have reportedly been admitted to the Shika Hospital in Zaria.

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"Comrades! Let us be in prayers for our president, Tijani Babangida, who just had a ghastly motor accident along the Kaduna-Zaria Road," wrote Emmanuel Babayaro, the General Secretary of the Professional Footballers of Nigeria, as reported by Leadership Nigeria.

Babayaro's statement confirmed the tragic passing of Ibrahim and some of the reported details of the collision.

"May the soul of Ibrahim Babangida Rest in Peace with God, amen," he added.

Ibrahim was known for being part of the Nigeria team that won the FIFA U17 World Cup in 1993. The Olympic gold medalist is also fondly remembered for his days at Ajax Amsterdam, where he won one league title and two KNVB Cups, per Transfrermarkt.

Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) chairman, Shehu Abdullahi, also commented on the tragedy:

“It is true, [Ibrahim] was travelling to Zaria when [Tijjani], who was driving, ran into a trailer, according to an eyewitness, losing his brother with himself and others in board sustaining varying degrees of injuries," he said.

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Babangida made 36 appearances for the Super Eagles, scoring five times for Nigeria.

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