ABUJA, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's table tennis star Seun Ajetunmobi was on Friday confirmed dead following a gas explosion inside his home in the southwestern state of Lagos.

The Italy-based Ajetunmobi died due to severe injuries he sustained during the domestic accident late Thursday, according to local officials.

"He died Friday morning while receiving treatment at a Lagos hospital," said an official statement.

The Nigerian Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) described the late Ajetunmobi as "a key player that will be sorely missed."

According to NTTF scribe Anthony Idaye, the deceased athlete was on holiday in Nigeria after the end of the season in Italy.

Last month, Ajetunmobi won the men's singles champion at the annual Aso Championships, a local tourney, in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja.

His last international duty for Nigeria was at the 2015 African Games in Congo Brazzaville.

Ajetunmobi died at 33.