Chineme Martins was a Nigerian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

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for

Nasarawa United Nasarawa United Football Club is a soccer club based in Lafia, Nasarawa. They play in the Nigeria Premier League. History The team was founded in 2003 after the Nasarawa government took over Black Stars FC of Gombe. They joined the Nigerian Pr ...

. During a league game against

Katsina United Katsina United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in the town of Katsina, Katsina State. History Founded in 1994, they were promoted to the Nigerian Premier League in 1997, placing 12th in their debut season but were disbanded after ...

in March 2020, Martins collapsed on the pitch and was taken to Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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Year of birth missing 1990s births 2020 deaths Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Nasarawa United F.C. players Nigeria Professional Football League players Place of birth missing {{Nigeria-footy-midfielder-stub