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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 November 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Umuahia, Nigeria | ||
Date of death | 22 March 2020 | (aged 26)||
Place of death | Abudu, Nigeria | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2015 | Enyimba | ||
2016–2020 | Enugu Rangers | ||
International career | |||
2017 | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ifeanyi George (22 November 1993 – 22 March 2020) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Umuahia, George played club football for Enyimba and Enugu Rangers. [1]
He earned two caps for Nigeria in 2017. [1]
Ifeanyi was killed in a car accident on 22 March 2020 whilst traveling from Enugu to Lagos following the cancelation of the Nigerian league due to COVID-19. Ifenayi, along with teammate Emmanuel Ogbu and friend Eteka Gabriel, were reported to have crashed into an articulated vehicle. All 3 people in the car died at the scene. [2] [3] [4]