The 25-year-old defender, who played for Greek club Xanthi, died Monday after skidding off a highway near the northern town of Kavala. No one else was hurt.

Adefemi missed World Cup selection last year, but featured in the World Youth Championship in the Netherlands in 2005, when Nigeria lost in the final to an Argentina side that included Lionel Messi.

The Nigerian moved to Greece last year after leaving French club Boulogne. He had also played at clubs in Romania, Austria and Israel.