{"id":8604,"date":"2026-01-01T13:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T13:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/?p=8604"},"modified":"2026-01-01T13:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T13:53:10","slug":"anthony-joshua-discharged-from-hospital-after-fatal-lagos-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/01\/anthony-joshua-discharged-from-hospital-after-fatal-lagos-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua Discharged From Hospital After Fatal Lagos Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"445\">British-Nigerian boxing star <strong data-start=\"269\" data-end=\"287\">Anthony Joshua<\/strong> has been released from hospital and is continuing his recovery at home following a tragic road accident near Lagos, Nigerian authorities confirmed Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"447\" data-end=\"715\">The two-time heavyweight world champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist was admitted for observation after sustaining minor injuries in a car crash on Monday along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The incident, however, proved fatal for two senior members of Joshua\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"849\">Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, confirmed that Joshua was medically cleared and discharged later that day.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"1033\">In a post shared on X, Omotoso revealed that Joshua and his mother visited a Lagos funeral home to pay their final respects to the deceased aides ahead of their planned repatriation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1330\">Trainer <strong data-start=\"1043\" data-end=\"1067\">Latif \u201cLatz\u201d Ayodele<\/strong> and strength and conditioning coach <strong data-start=\"1104\" data-end=\"1118\">Sina Ghami<\/strong> lost their lives in the crash. Just hours before the accident, Joshua and Ayodele appeared together in social media footage playing table tennis, a moment that has since taken on emotional significance for fans.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1332\" data-end=\"1515\">Promoter <strong data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1356\">Eddie Hearn<\/strong> led tributes to the late team members, praising their dedication and loyalty in an Instagram post while offering prayers for Joshua and the bereaved families.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1703\">Authorities stated that the vehicle carrying Joshua collided with a stationary truck on the busy highway, one of Nigeria\u2019s most heavily trafficked routes connecting Lagos and Ogun State.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1950\">The crash has once again drawn attention to Nigeria\u2019s road safety challenges. According to the Federal Road Safety Corps, <strong data-start=\"1827\" data-end=\"1880\">5,421 people died in 9,570 road accidents in 2024<\/strong>, marking an increase of 340 fatalities compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1952\" data-end=\"2226\">Joshua, who has strong Nigerian roots through his parents, last competed in December, securing a high-profile victory over Jake Paul. He maintains a professional record of <strong data-start=\"2124\" data-end=\"2148\">29 wins and 4 losses<\/strong>, with <strong data-start=\"2155\" data-end=\"2171\">26 knockouts<\/strong>, as he continues to pursue future title opportunities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2263\" data-end=\"2281\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British-Nigerian boxing star Anthony Joshua has been released from hospital and is continuing his recovery at home following a tragic road accident near Lagos, Nigerian authorities confirmed Wednesday. The two-time heavyweight world champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist was admitted for observation after sustaining minor injuries in a car crash on Monday along the Lagos-Ibadan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Anthony Joshua discharged after Lagos crash that killed two aides, highlighting road safety concerns and boxer\u2019s recovery journey.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8604"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8604"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8604\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8608,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8604\/revisions\/8608"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shakamomodu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}