Super Falcons ex-goalkeeper, Bidemi Aluko-Olaseni, dies after cancer battle

Former Super Falcons goalkeeper, Bidemi Aluko-Olaseni has died after battling with breast cancer for eight years.

The sad news was confirmed yesterday, Saturday on X by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF).

The NFF tweeted;

We are sad to hear of the passing of former Super Falcons goal keeper, Bidemi Aluko-Olaseni after an eight-year battle with cancer. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family. May her gentle soul rest in peace.

She was diagnosted with breast cancer in April 2017 and a year later, after undergoing treatment and a mastectomy, she was given the all-clear. However, she was again diagnosed with the disease in January 2019 and underwent 10 chemotherapy sessions.

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