Anthony Joshua posts moving tribute to friends killed in Nigeria car crash

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joshua-anthony/WnlqLAvo/"]Joshua[/a] suffered minor injuries in the December 29th crash and after being discharged from hospital he returned to England before attending the funerals of Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami last Sunday.[/p][p][b]"Thank you for all the love and care you have shown my brothers," [/b]Joshua posted on Instagram.[/p][p][b]"I didn't even realise how special they are. I'll just be walking with them and cracking jokes with them, not even knowing God kept me in the presence of great men.[/b][/p][p][b]"100% it's tough for me, but I know it's even tougher for their parents. I have a strong mind, and I believe God knows their hearts. May God have mercy on my brothers."[/b][/p][embed guid="c2d8ed5d-09c4-43d6-b56d-a026e9e1fbdc" url="https://x.com/anthonyjoshua/status/2009259140707701097?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet" social-type="twitter" /][p]Ayodele, the personal trainer of the former two-time unified heavyweight champion, and Ghami, Joshua's long-time strength and conditioning coach, both died at the scene of the crash.[/p][p][b]Nigerian police charged the driver of the vehicle, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, 46, with "dangerous driving causing death".[/b][/p][p]The accident took place on a busy highway linking Lagos and Ibadan in southwest Nigeria when the Lexus SUV in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary truck.[/p][p]Joshua, 36, who has family roots in Nigeria, was on holiday in the country following his win over YouTuber-turned-boxer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/paul-jake/6XLCxtih/"]Jake Paul[/a] in Miami on December 19th.[/p]