At least five players are critically ill in hospital after a Sunshine Stars bus was involved in an accident on Friday.

MTNFootball.com gathered that Sunshine players were on their way from a training base in Ijebu-Ode to Akure when the accident occured.

Sunshine striker Dele Olorundare confirmed the accident, but said he was not on the bus and so could not offer more details.

The team bus was a complete wreck as the front was mangled, the wind screen completely shattered in a road mishap involving another vehicle.

Efforts to reach many of the players on telephone were unsuccessful.