Barely three weeks after joining a new club named Cypriot club Enosis Neon Paralimniou, a Nigerian football forward identified as Paul Julius has lost his life in a fatal car crash, Dockaysworld reports.
The head-on collision occurred on the Paralimni-Protaras road.
Julius, aged 20, who had just began his career in Cyprus was previously signed to Egyptian side El Gaish before joining the new club.
The club took to their official website, to mourn the loss of a promising talent.
The club statement reads, “The entire family of E. Ν. It is with a heavy heart that P bids farewell to our team footballer Paul Julius who was so unjustly passed away yesterday morning following a car accident.
Paul has been an impeccable young, great footballer with high goals and ambitions.
“Paul, you will always be remembered and in our hearts, even though the days you were with us were few.
“May your soul rest in peace.
“The flag of our Association will wave at large for 3 days in memory of our footballer.
“In the first official match, the team will play wearing black armbands while at the beginning of the match only subtle silence will be observed.
“We warmly thank everyone for the messages of sympathy and condolences and our only thought is the footballer’s family.
“As a building we need some time after this tragic happened and we will be back making Paul proud who will be watching from above!”
