A mistrust Ukraine based Lucky Issi Idahor, a brother to Endurance Idahor says he is yet to recover from the shock following the news of his brother’s sudden death in Sudan last Saturday.
The younger Idahor was pronounced death at a hospital in Sudan after he had collapsed during a league game between his club, El-Merreikh and Amal. He was suspected to have died of cardiac arrest (heart attack).
Reports obtained from his club suggest Idahor, 23, was unable to breathe after a tackle left him on his back 15 minutes into the match on Saturday. The match was later postponed following the incident.
Lucky the foremost player in the family to have taken his career abroad after a successful spell in Nigeria told africansportsdigest.com that Endurance was a very good player, who exhibited uncommon disciplined in and out of the pitch.
“I’ll greatly miss him. At the moment I can’t really say much. I used to look up to him to take over from me. We’re both strikers, until he passed on. I love scoring goals and he did the same. I am really sad and can’t say much,” Lucky, who is now with SC Tavriya Simferopol in Ukraine said.
He had earlier played for FC Karpaty Lviv, Inter Baku and Vorskla Polta, before moving to SC Tavriya in 2007.
Lucky started his career in Nigeria with Ibom Stars of Uyo. He later joined Mobil Pegasus of Eket, a move that saw his career soaring leading to his teaming up with the premier league side, Iwuanyanwu Nationale. He jet out of the country in 2000 to sign for FC Dynamo Kyiv and played in the UEFA Champions League with the team.
“I don’t have much to say now. I am trying to communicate with my family to know the arrangements for his burial and when his corpse will be released by the club in Sudan, it’s a tough time for me,” Lucky added.