Nigeria defender dies

"The Super League and the entire Greek football family would like to express its deepest condolences and sympathy for the family of (Skoda Xanthi's) Olubayo Adefemi who died tragically in a car accident," league organisers said in a statement on Monday.

The 25-year-old Nigeria defender lost control of his car on the Egnatia motorway while driving from Xanthi to Salonika in the Kavala region of Northern Greece.

The former Rapid Bucharest and Boulogne player was on his way to finalise details of his wedding when the accident happened, police said.

Adefemi signed for Xanthi last summer and made 24 appearances for the club, scoring twice.

He has also played three competitive matches for Nigeria and had represented them at youth and Olympic level.

Adefemi, who played for 10 clubs in his short career, was in the squad for the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia.