 |
| Friday Njengo |
Nigeria's football family was thrown into mourning yesterday after
news filtered in that former Golden Eaglets' defender, Friday Njengo,
who had been in intensive care at the National Hospital, Abuja for more
than nine months, had died.
Njengo, a regular with the Manu Garba team during the qualifying
series for the 2013 CAN U-17 Championship, during which the Eaglets
thrashed Niger Republic, Guinea and Mali home-and-away, was involved in
an accident with team-mate Adamu Abubakar while traveling from Jalingo
to Calabar for the team's first phase of final camping for the African
Championship. The accident occurred on February 3.
"This is very sad news. We had looked forward to the boy eventually
recovering to be part of the team again as the squad progresses to the
next level. It is a thing of sorrow to lose such a huge talent this
way," NFF General Secretary, Musa Amadu, said Tuesday.
While Njengo sustained head injury in the accident, goalkeeper Adamu Abubakar was luckier and was discharged after a few days.
NFF President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, who was at the Africa Cup of
Nations in South Africa, had ordered that Njengo be moved from the
Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo to the National Hospital, Abuja two days
after the crash. At the National Hospital, an operation was performed
on the player and he was thought to be recovering, though still
suffering from memory lapse, until his death on Sunday night.
The Nigeria Football Federation stated on Tuesday that burial
arrangements would be announced after consultations with the family.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Disclaimer: Comments on this blog are the uninfluenced thoughts and opinions of blog readers.
For advertising or other relevant enquiries: Call: +234 708 819 7609, +234 703 781 7240
Email: enquiries@naijacreative.com, ads@naijacreative.com