A former goalkeeper for the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Joseph Dosu, has taken to social media to disclose that he narrowly escaped death in a recent road accident in Lagos.
According to Dosu, the accident happened at a petrol station near Ojodu Berger, where he was trying to get fuel for his car.
“To God be the glory, another escape from death by the Grace and Mercy of God… My friend SM and I were at the Enyo filling station near Ojodu Berger bus stop, attempting to refuel… when a MACK TRUCK with registration number LND 470 XX, fully loaded with IRON, veered off the road and collided with my vehicle,” Dosu, who was an integral part of the gold medal-winning team at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics, shared via his Facebook account on Friday:
Naijaonpoint understands that this incident marks yet another close encounter with danger for Dosu.
Dosu’s promising football career was previously interrupted by a severe car accident in 1997, which nearly left him paralyzed.
Following the 1996 Olympics, Dosu joined Serie A club Reggiana, but his career was ultimately hindered by the injury that ended his playing days at the young age of 23.
In a recent chat with Vanguard, Dosu shared details of how the 1997 accident ended his career.
He said, “What happened was that just after we played against Kenya… I felt I should see my family… I was driving to see them along Ikorodu Road at about 8 p.m. I did not know how it happened, all I know was that the vehicle veered off the road, and I was seriously injured. I give God the glory that I am alive today despite being on crutches.”
Despite the tragedies that has punctuated his life journey, Dosu Joseph’s football achievements are impressive.
He helped Julius Berger win the Nigerian FA Cup in 1996, keeping a clean sheet in the finals against Katsina United.
As the only home-based player in Nigeria’s 1996 Olympic team, Joseph became the first-choice goalkeeper despite being the least experienced.
He played three more international games for Nigeria, including a 2-0 win against Burkina Faso in the November 1996 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
The friendly against Morocco in December 1996, where he kept another clean sheet, and the FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kenya in January 1997.
The match against Kenya was his last game for the Super Eagles.
Dosu presently runs a football club he named after himself.
The club competed in the recent 1XBET Cup.