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Soccer-Nigerian top-flight side's team bus goes up in flames

Published 18/02/2021, 15:06
Updated 18/02/2021, 15:12
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Feb 18 (Reuters) - Nigeria Professional Football League side
Wikki Tourists had a lucky escape when the team bus carrying
them to their away fixture against Dakkada in Uyo burst into
flames and burnt to the ground, officials said.
All players, coaches and team officials survived unscathed
in the incident on Saturday, but they lost the team kit and many
of their belongings as the blaze moved quickly through the
vehicle.
The cause of the fire is not yet clear, although club
secretary Abdullahi Ibrahim told local media it followed one of
the tyres on the bus bursting. He said that the players had to
escape through the windows and that many had been left in shock.
The journey from Bauchi to Uyo takes 15 hours by road,
highlighting the difficult away trips Nigerian top-flight sides
must make.
In March last year, Enyimba were making a 15-hour journey
from Yola to Aba after a league game when their team bus was
attacked by armed robbers and a number of players injured.

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