Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Joseph Dosu has said that he narrowly escaped death in a road accident in Lagos on Wednesday.
The ex-goalie, on Friday, narrated his ordeal on Facebook, stating that his car was “crushed”.
“To God be the glory, another death escape by Grace and Mercy of God… I and my friend SM were at Enyo filling station after Ojodu Berger bus stop, to get fuel… when this MACK TRUCK with registration number LND 470 XX, fully loaded with IRON, left the road and crushed my car,” he wrote.
Dosu’s career was cut short by a car accident in 1997.
After Nigeria won gold at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics, he signed with Serie A club Reggiana but never made an impact due to his career-ending injury. He was just 23.
In an interview with Vanguard newspaper, he recalled the 1997 accident that ended his career. “What happened was that just after we played against Kenya… I felt I should see my family… I was driving to see them along Ikorodu Road at about 8 p.m. I did not know how it happened, all I know was that the vehicle veered off the road, and I was seriously injured. I give God the glory that I am alive today despite being on crutches,” he said.
Dosu presently runs a football club he named after himself.
