Kayode Adeniyi, a 47-year-old Nigerian chauffeur has been identified as the driver involved in the deadly car accident survived by former heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua.
It was gathered that Adeniyi has been a longtime member of Joshua’s logistics team in Nigeria.
Recall that the devastating accident occurred on December 29, 2025, along the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State, Nigeria.
Kayode Adeniyi was behind the wheel of a Lexus SUV carrying Joshua and his associates when the vehicle collided with a stationary truck, resulting in the instant deaths of personal trainer Sina Ghami and strength and conditioning coach Kevin “Latz” Ayodele, both aged 36.
Joshua, seated behind the driver, miraculously escaped with minor injuries and was discharged from a Lagos hospital on December 31, 2025.
According to inside sources, Kayode Adeniyi has served as a trusted driver and part of Joshua’s Nigerian support team for years, handling logistics during the boxer’s visits to his ancestral homeland in Nigeria.
Joshua has always been visiting Nigeria, particularly Ogun State and Lagos State during Christmas period to celebrate with his family.
It was gathered that Kayode Adeniyi was appointed to drive Joshua around Nigeria due to his extensive experience chauffeuring high-profile visitors.
His experience was said to have made him a go-to choice for safe transportation on local roads before this deadly car accident.
He has been arrested since recovering after the accident. Pan-Atlantic Kompass reports Kayode Adeniyi is currently detained at the Eleweiran Police Station in Abeokuta, Ogun State, where he gave his account of the events that led to the crash.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Oluseyi Babaseyi, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday, adding that investigations are ongoing.
Profile of Anthony Joshua’s friends Latif Ayodele and Sina Ghami
Pan-Atlantic Kompass reports that both Ghami and Ayodele were part of that group, considered good friends having worked closely with him for years.
Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele
‘Latz’ is a long-time friend of Joshua’s and has been part of the AJ team going all the way back to his maiden world title victory over Charles Martin in 2016.
Ayodele, a dedicated Muslim, was Joshua’s personal trainer.
Just hours before the crash, he shared a video on Instagram of him and Joshua smiling and laughing over a game of table tennis.
Latif worked with a number of other prominent sports men and women with New Zealand rugby legend Sonny Bill Williams among those paying tribute.
According to his Facebook profile, he attended St Joan of Arc Catholic School in Rickmansworth, a few miles from Joshua’s hometown of Watford.
Sina Ghami
Ghami was Joshua’s strength and conditioning coach, a role he held for more than a decade.
He was also the co-founder of Evolve Gym in London. Their website states Ghami was a qualified sports and exercise rehabilitator who specialises in musculoskeletal injuries and corrective exercise.
Ghami was at Joshua’s side throughout his career, including his crowning moment against Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium in 2017.
