Heartland FC head coach and former Nigeria goalkeeper Christian Obi was said to have died in the ghastly accident involving the football team.

Theeditorial.ng had reported the accident earlier, with early witnesses saying that there were no fatalities. However, PUNCH reports that the club on its Facebook page started that Obi died in the accident.

Recall that the accident occurred in Okigwe, Imo State while the Club was en route to Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital.

The Naze Millionaires were to participate in the Ifeanyi Ekwueme TICO/SELECT preseason tournament.

Some players and other officials sustained injuries.

Aged 57, Obi, who coached the team last season, was a Nigeria youth international goalkeeper who competed in the Men’s Football Tournament of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.