Sunshine Stars FC, in the Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL), have announced the death of Taiwo Dosunmu, the club’s Assistant Kit Manager.
Sunshine Stars were on their way to honour their NPFL week 13 fixture against Bendel Insurance FC of Benin when the team’s bus was attacked by gunmen on December 7.
The staff members and players who suffered injuries were moved to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, where Dosunmu lost his life despite several surgeries.
In a statement released on Saturday, the Akure-based club disclosed that Dosunmu succumbed to injuries sustained during the bus attack on the team on the Benin-Ore expressway on Friday.
Michael Akintunde, Media Officer of Sunshine Stars said in a statemen: “Taiwo died at the Intensive Care Unit of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital on Friday, December 22, 2023, after a series of surgeries by consultants at the facility.
“Taiwo Dosunmu was a very hard-working individual who took his job with all sense of seriousness.
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“His selflessness at the moment of the attack saved the lives of players and other members of Sunshine Stars management.
“He will be sorely missed. Special thanks to the governments of Ondo and Edo States as well as the entire football family in Nigeria and many others for the support rendered during the spell of the unfortunate incident.
“Burial arrangements of the departed will be communicated as authorized by the family.”
