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Driver in Anthony Joshuy car crash appears in court in Sagamu

Adeniyi Kayode, the driver of the SUV that carried Anthony Joshua and killed two of his close boxing associates, in a crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway last month, appeared before the Sagamu Magistrates Court on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. Latif Ayodele, Joshua's personal trainer, and Sina Ghami, his strength coach, died on December 29 after the SUV collided with a stationary truck while travelling to Sagamu from Lagos....

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Anthony Joshua pays touching tribute to close friends killed in car crash

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua paid a touching tribute on Thursday to his two close friends, Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami that were killed in a car crash in Nigeria, calling them his brothers and great men, Afrosport reports. The two men died after the SUV conveying Joshua, Ayodele and Ghami from Lagos to Sagamu on December 29th, crashed into a stationary truck. Joshua suffered...

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Nigeria police charge Anthony Joshua’s driver with dangerous driving over fatal car crash

The Ogun State Police Command has brought charges against the driver of a Lexus SUV involved in the road accident involving heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua, Afrosport reports. The accused, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, appeared before a Sagamu Magistrate Court in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State on Friday, January 2, 2026. The Police confirmed this development, stating that the 46-year-old driver was officially charged...

Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital after fatal car crash

Anthony Joshua discharged from hospital after fatal car crash

World heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has been discharged from the hospital following a tragic road accident that occurred earlier this week that resulted in the deaths of two of his friends, Afrosport reports. His strength coach, Sina Ghami, and trainer Latif Ayodele lost their lives on Monday when their vehicle collided with a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The former world heavyweight champion sustained...

Anthony Joshua Injured In fatal car crash

Anthony Joshua Injured In fatal car crash

Anthony Joshua has been injured in a car crash in Nigeria that left two other people dead, Afrosport reports. Joshua was in a sports utility van (SUV) when it smashed into a stationary truck shortly after 11am on Monday on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in the Makun area of Ogun state. Footage showed the 36-year-old British-Nigerian boxer, topless and dazed, sitting in the wreckage. He reportedly sustained minor...