Key Takeaways:

• Anthony Joshua’s tribute on the London funeral highlighted the deep private bond he shared with Sina Ghami and Kevin Latif Ayodele.
• The boxer shared a heartfelt Instagram put up with grieving relations, calling them “my brothers’ keeper.”
• Nigerian authorities are investigating the crash, with the driving force going through prices and conflicting studies on what triggered the collision.

Anthony Joshua joined mourners at London Central Mosque on Sunday (Jan. 4) to honor two key members of his interior circle — power and conditioning coach Sina Ghami and private coach Kevin Latif “Latz” Ayodele — after each males died in a automobile crash in Nigeria.

Joshua, 36, additionally shared his first public replace for the reason that tragedy, posting images on Instagram with grieving kinfolk and captioning them, “My brothers’ keeper.” As confirmed by The Sun, one image confirmed him seated together with his mom, Yeta Odusanya, and Ghami’s sister as she held a framed photograph of her brother. Another confirmed Joshua with Ayodele’s father.

The Regent’s Park-area service included a Janaza (funeral) prayer. Organizers scheduled extra occasions later that day, together with a burial service for Ghami at Hendon Cemetery and Crematorium and a wake at Cavendish Banqueting Hall in North West London.

Ghami and Ayodele have been touring with Joshua in Nigeria on Dec. 29, 2025, when their black Lexus SUV struck a stationary truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway close to Sagamu. According to studies, each males died on the scene, whereas Joshua and the driving force survived. He was launched from the hospital on New Year’s Eve and returned to the United Kingdom to proceed restoration.

The Sun additional reported that Nigerian police charged the chauffeur, Adeniyi Mobolaji Kayode, with offenses together with inflicting loss of life by harmful driving and driving and not using a legitimate license. His lawyer mentioned Kayode pleaded not responsible, blaming the wreck on brake failure. The courtroom granted him bail at 5 million naira (roughly $3,500), and the case was adjourned to Jan. 20.

A separate replace from Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps cited preliminary findings that the car was rushing and tried a wrongful overtaking maneuver earlier than affect.

Joshua had traveled to Nigeria for the vacations after his Dec. 19 win over YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in Miami. Both Ghami and Ayodele have been a part of the staff that helped him put together.