Nigerian footballer, Kelvin Odenigbo has been found dead after the 20-year-old drowned in a lake in Belarus.
Announcing his passing, the Belarusian Premier League club in a statement released, said the corpse of the 20-year-old striker was found on Saturday, June 5 by lake Beloye, a tourist destination in the Vitebsk region.
It stated;
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.
While commiserating with the family and friends of the deceased player, the football team assured it will release further information about the footballer’s demise.
The club added;
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 Nigerian who played four games this season for the Belarus team also provided one assist for the sixth-placed club.
He joined the club from Nigerian National League team NAF Rockets FC, at the end of last season before sealing a permanent deal for 11-match-old 2021/22 campaign.
Odenigbo joined the club on loan from NAF Rockets FC, Nigerian National League side, at the end of last season before making the switch permanent for the 2021/22 season.
He featured for sixth-placed Vitebsk, scoring one goal in four appearances.
