Calicut FC defender Rijohn Jose, a Super League Kerala champion, dies in Kozhikode road accident

20 September 2026

Calicut FC defender Rijohn Jose, 29, died after a road accident on the Gandhi Road flyover in Kozhikode on Sunday night, 20 September 2026.
Another motorcycle collided with the bike on which he and teammate Gani Ahammed Nigam were riding.
He suffered severe chest injuries and could not be saved; Gani Ahammed Nigam was under treatment.
Rijohn, from Olloor in Thrissur, was part of the Calicut FC squad that won the inaugural Super League Kerala trophy in 2024.
He had also played for George Telegraph SC and FC Deccan.