500-level Convenant varsity student dies during football match

A 500-level Building Technology student of Covenant University, Ogun State, Toluwase Jesutunmise, has died after collapsing during a football training session on campus.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the university’s vice-chancellor, Professor Timothy Anake, said the incident occurred on Monday, April 6, 2026.

According to the statement, the student had taken part in a football training session but later stepped out to rest after complaining of leg pain and fatigue.

Shortly after, his teammates noticed he was struggling to breathe and quickly moved him to the university’s medical centre emergency unit, located opposite the playing field.

He was, however, said to have stopped breathing before arriving at the facility.

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The statement partly read, “On Monday, April 6, 2026, the Covenant University community experienced the unfortunate loss of one of our precious students. Jesutunmise, a diligent and vibrant student, participated in a student football training session on campus.

“He stepped out of the game to rest after he was said to have complained of leg pains and being tired. In a short while, his football mates observed that he was gasping for breath, and they responded swiftly by taking him to the medical centre’s emergency unit, which was directly opposite the playing field. However, he had stopped breathing by the time he arrived at the facility.”