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Gift Atulewa, ex-Flying Eagles player, dies after battling high blood pressure
Gift Atulewa, the former Flying Eagles player, is dead.
In a chat with TheCable, Azuka Chiemeka, spokesperson for the Delta State Football Association, said the ex-footballer died on Tuesday morning.
Chiemeka said Atulewa died after suffering complications from high blood pressure, which the ex-footballer had been battling for a while.
The DSFA spokesperson added that the ex-footballer’s remains have been taken to the Central Hospital in Warri.
Atulewa was a member of the Flying Eagles squad that participated in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.
The team, which had Mikel Obi, Chinedu Obasi, and Taiye Taiwo, finished with a silver medal after losing to Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the final.
Atulewa played professional football for Bayelsa United F.C. before moving to Ocean Boys F.C. and Warri Wolves F.C.
He had recently returned from Cote d’Ivoire, where he earned a coaching certificate.
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