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Nigeria’s Football Federation (NFF) says medical facilities at all clubs must be checked before matches can go ahead, following the death of a player on Sunday. Nigerian footballer Chineme Martins, 22, died after collapsing during a game for his club Nasarawa United. Martins fell unconscious, unopposed, during the second half of Nasarawa’s league match against Katsina United. “The player was ...

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