15 Yr-old Nigerian Footballer Stabbed To Death In England

Joel Adesina was an
'Ambitious' and 'hard-working'
teenager who was talented enough
to play professionally in the
topflight of the English football
league.

As reported on Daily Mail, he was
stabbed in the stomach during a
late-night row on Friday night last
week in Bethnal Green, East London
after Joel and his friends were
ambushed while taking a walk and
were chased into a housing estate
where he was stabbed.
He was rushed to the hospital where
he died three hours later into
Saturday morning.
An 18 year-old suspect was arrested
but later released with no further
action to be taken.
Neighbours and manager of the
teenager's football team described
him a gentle young boy who never
stayed out late as he was mostly
seen returning home in his football
kits.

Joel as a winger was ''as good as
gold" and talented enough to play
professionally,' his coach at Bardag
FC Yellows, Ricky Downes said.
''To say that myself and the club are
devastated is an understatement,
we are absolutely in bits.
''Joel was a wonderful young lad
who had the world at his feet.
''He was a very talented footballer
and had ambitions of playing
professionally. I think he had a
future in the sport and could have
played for a living.
''He was a very talented footballer
and had ambitions of playing
professionally. I think he had a
future in the sport and could have
played for a living.
''There was something about Joel
that touched me and his death is
totally unexpected. He never gave
me any inkling that he was involved
in gangs or anything like that.
''He was cheeky, bubbly, and a
thoroughly likeable young man,'' 55
year-old Mr Downes added.

Police report has it that Joel and his
friends were walking, possibly
home, when they were confronted
by a group in a parked car; they
were chased by the group into a
housing estate where neighbours
say they heard 'screaming and
shouting'. Joel was cornered and
stabbed.
Posted By David Aniemeka