Ifeanyi George | |
Birth Date: | 22 November 1993 |
Birth Place: | Umuahia, Nigeria |
Death Place: | Abudu, Nigeria |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 2015 |
Clubs1: | Enyimba |
Years2: | 2016–2020 |
Clubs2: | Enugu Rangers |
Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
Nationalteam1: | Nigeria |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Ifeanyi George (22 November 1993 – 22 March 2020) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Umuahia, George played club football for Enyimba and Enugu Rangers.
He earned two caps for Nigeria in 2017.
Ifeanyi was killed in a car accident on 22 March 2020 whilst traveling from Enugu to Lagos following the cancelation of the Nigerian league due to COVID-19. Ifenayi, along with teammate Emmanuel Ogbu and friend Eteka Gabriel, were reported to have crashed into an articulated vehicle. All 3 people in the car died at the scene.[1] [2] [3]