A Nigerian international, Kelvin Odenigbo, who plies his trade in the Belarusian Premier League for FC Vitebsk in Belarus, drowned in a lake, a club statement read.
According to Vitebsk, Odenigbo, 20, who joined the club from the Nigerian domestic league, NAF Rockets FC, after an initial loan spell, was found dead on Saturday by the lake Beloye, a tourist destination in the Vitebsk region.
The statement said: “We express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the football player. The football club Vitebsk reports that on June 5, 2021, on the lake Beloye, in the area of the tourist base Verasy, OSVOD employees found the drowned Kelvin Odenigbo,” the statement reads.
“We will publish all official information as it becomes available. We express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the football player, as well as to all the fans of the team,” the statement added.
Since the 2021 football season, Odenigbo has played in 4 major league games for the Belarusian top-flight club and has registered an assist.
