Aruwa Ameh

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Aruwa Ameh
Personal information
Date of birth 10 December 1990
Date of death 28 November 2011 (aged 20)
Place of death Kaduna, Nigeria
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Kaduna United F.C.
2008–2011 Bayelsa United F.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aruwa Ameh (10 December 1990 – 28 November 2011) was a Nigerian professional footballer. He last played for Bayelsa United in the Nigeria National League. In 2007 while playing with Kaduna United he was the top scorer in the Nigeria Premier League. Ameh died of paralysis almost a week after being hospitalized for arm pain in 2011 at Kaduna.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nigerian player dies in hospital after game FoxSports, 29 November 2011
  2. ^ The Nigerian league’s top scorers’ jinx SuperSport.com, 15 March 2011