Katsina United has confirmed the de.ath of newly signed player Chinedu Uzor, who collapsed during a pre-season match against Niger Tornadoes on Tuesday

The club announced the tragic news in a statement released on Wednesday, putting to rest earlier reports that the player had regained consciousness.

Uzor collapsed while featuring for Katsina United in their Gusau/Ahlan Pre-season Cup fixture at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina.

Following the incident, he was taken to two hospitals and was reportedly pronounced dead by medical personnel. His body was later moved to the Intensive Care Unit at the state’s General Hospital after his family refused to give up hope that he might still be alive.

Katsina United said the reports about movement noticed in Uzor’s body should not be interpreted as evidence that he survived.

Statement reads:

“They were a family desperately hoping that somehow, against all odds, their loved one was still with them,”

“He did not regain consciousness. He passed away.

“We know how difficult this is to accept. We know many people are still trying to process what happened. His teammates are grieving. His friends are grieving. The club is grieving. And somewhere, a family is facing a pain that words cannot begin to describe.”

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