Anthony Joshua to Attend Friends Funeral at London Central Mosque

Kneeling as a sign of honour to the dead souls and friends is Anthony Joshua before the two corpses were airlifted to London

The Janaza (funeral) prayer service for Sina Ghami and Abdul Latif Kevin Ayodele, close friends of boxing star Anthony Joshua, is scheduled to take place today, Sunday, 4^th of January 2026.

The bodies of Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele were repatriated to the United Kingdom following the fatal crash in Nigeria.

The service will begin about 10am at the London Central Mosque, 146 Park Road, London NW8 7RG.

**Anthony Joshua’s strength and conditioning coach, Sina Ghami and personal trainer, Latif “Latz” Ayodele both in the coffin loaded in the aircraft. Burial is on Sunday, the 4th of January 2026**

A media statement shared on Saturday by Boxing King Media announced the funeral program, stating, “Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and loved ones.”

Ghami and Ayodele tragically died in a road crash in Nigeria late last year, on Monday, December 29, 2025, where Joshua was also involved but escaped with minor injuries.

Anthony Joshua looked on in awe as his friends and team members’ bodies were loaded into the aircraft enroute London Heathrow for the final funeral rites on Sunday, 4th of January 2026

The accident occurred on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in the Makun area of Ogun State, when the Lexus SUV carrying Anthony Joshua collided with a stationary truck, killing his strength and conditioning coach, Sina Ghami, and personal trainer, Latif “Latz” Ayodele, at the scene.

The funeral in London will provide an opportunity for family, friends, and the boxing community to pay their final respects.