Many fans around the world definitely were in high spirit celebrating the victory of Real Madrid has the winner of 2014 UEFA Champions League having beaten Atletico Madrid with the score 4-1 on May 24, Saturday, but some fans were not so lucky to part of the jubilation.
Two fans of Real Madrid identified as 39-year-old Olusoga Ogunbanjo and 42-year-old Bambo Sholeye died over the weekend
at Lagos Island area of the state, as a result of the club not being
able to equalise early against Athletico Madrid who had scored a goal in
the first half .
Olusoga Ogunbanjo populary called Soga, a
refrigerator technician who resided at 23A, Smith Street, off Evan
Street who was said to have gone to a barber's shop to have a hair cut
decided to stay back watch the match
alongside other football fans reportedly slumped after some of his
friends were said to have started making jest of the club’s fans.
Soga was said to have been quickly rushed to the emergency unit of Island General Hospital where he was confirmed dead.
Meanwhile Bambo Sholeye, said to be a staff of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority
,LAWMA, who resided at 49/51 Apatira Street, off Olushi Street who also
went to a shop to watch the match, was said to have stormed out in
frustration before the regulation time. Unfortunately he reportedly
slumped in front of his house where he sat lamenting about the club's
failure to equalise the one goal scored by Atiletico Madrid in the first
half.
Efforts to revive him in a private hospital proved futile as he was later confirmed dead.
It was gathered that their remains were buried yesterday morning at a public burial ground on the Island
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