Anthony Joshua sits with his mother and family of the two close friends killed in horror car crash in first update since the tragedy ahead of today’s funeral
Anthony Joshua has shared his first update ahead of the funeral of his two close friends who were killed in a horror car crash in Nigeria.
The two-time heavyweight world champion was a passenger in a black Lexus when it ploughed into a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Makun.
He has now posted a photo on social media in remembrance of Sina Ghami and Kevin Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele.
In the upload, Joshua can be seen sat with what appear to be close friends and family, with one clutching a framed photograph of Ghami.
He captioned the post, ‘My Brothers Keeper’.
The well-known phrase is used when someone wants to show they will support and care for others, who they accept responsibility for.
It follows reports the boxer has now landed back in the UK and is recovering at home.
The funerals of Joshua’s strength coach Ghami and his personal trainer ‘Latz’ will take place today at a mosque in London.
Joshua arrived at London Stansted Airport on Friday night and is recuperating at his mansion.
Anthony Joshua has reportedly returned to the UK following a horror car crash in Nigeria
Joshua pictured with friends Latif Ayodele (centre) and Sina Ghami who both died in the crash. Their funerals are scheduled for Sunday 4 January
Earlier this week Daily Mail Sport exclusively revealed how Joshua had cheated death following a last-minute decision, before the Lexus SUV he travelled in set off for its tragic journey.
The World Champion boxer, 36, swapped seats from the front to the back of his SUV before the smash which killed Sina Ghami and Latif Ayodele just hours after they arrived in Nigeria for a holiday.
In addition, Joshua’s driver did not have a valid driver’s licence before the smash on Nigeria’s most deadly road which hospitalised the multi-millionaire boxer.
The jaw-dropping revelation emerged at the hearing for his driver Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 47, in Sagamu High Court on Friday, at which he denied all charges against him which included dangerous driving.
Kayode was wearing a black Muslim kaftan and pleaded not guilty when the charges were read out to him by the clerk as members of his family attended. He claims he is innocent and the brakes failed.
Kayode, who has worked for Joshua for more than three years, was granted bail and rushed away by police to Sagamu Correctional Centre for paperwork to be completed.
The driver’s lawyer Olalekan Abiodun told the Daily Mail: ’My client has pleaded not guilty and what happened was an accident, I haven’t had a full chance to speak with him yet but I know he is saying the brakes did not work.
‘I also understand that the journey started in Lagos and that initially Anthony had got into the front seat but the driver asked him to swap seats.‘
The chauffeur that crashed the car carrying Joshua on Monday was 47-year-old Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode. He did not have a valid driver’s licence
‘He did this because Anthony is a big fellow and he couldn’t see the wing mirror properly so he asked him to move and he sat behind the driver.
‘From what I understand Latif was in front and then changed seats with Anthony.’
Bail was set at 5 million Naira (£2,580) but under the Nigerian system this doesn’t have to be cash and valuables are admissible.
