A former Golden Eaglets' defender, Friday Njengo, who
has been in intensive care at the National Hospital, Abuja,
for more than nine months, has died.
Njengo, a regular with the Manu Garba team during the
qualifying series for the 2013 CAN U-17 Championship,
was involved in an accident with teammate 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 on Tuesday.
While Njengo sustained a head injury in the accident,
goalkeeper Adamu Abubakar was luckier and was
discharged after a few days.
The NFF President, 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.
Via: Premium Times
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