Former World Cup and Ajax star survives horror car crash in which his footballer brother tragically dies

A NIGERIAN World Cup star has survived a horrific car crash – although his footballer brother tragically died in the accident.

Tijani Babangida, 50, shot to fame as a winger in the 1990s.

GettyFormer Nigerian footy star Ibrahim Babangida has died after a road accident[/caption] AFPHis older brother, an ex-Nigeria international Tijani, was in the car but survived the crash[/caption]

He won Olympic gold with Nigeria in 1996 and was part of his country’s squad for the World Cup in France two years later.