Nigeria’s football family was thrown into mourning on November 19, 2013, Tuesday, as news on the death of the former Golden Eaglets defender, Friday Njengo, spread.
He had been in intensive care at the National Hospital, Abuja, for more than nine months after sustaining injuries in a ghastly road accident.
Late Friday 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, 2013.
“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 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 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 lapses, until his death on Sunday night.
The NFF also confirmed that burial arrangements would be announced after consultations with the family.
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Nigerian leader are wicked and heartless. We are aware that our Doctors are not capable of handling such critical condition yet he has been placed on intensive care for good nine months , waiting for him to die when the degree his injury has been understood.
ReplyDeleteMy His gentle soul rest in the bosom of the Lord. Please NFF should try and console/compensate the family.
ReplyDeleteMay His Gentle Soul Rest In Peace.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous@4:56pm: you are right, our leaders are damn wicked. For them politicians, they would have used our public funds to jet themselves out for treatment somewhere, but for these guys who bring smile to the faces of the suffering masses, he is left here to die. God will continue to punish our politicians.
ReplyDeleteMay his soul rest n peace.
ReplyDeletewhat a heartless and wicked leaders we have, shame on you people. So there was no money to flown him abroad having understood the degree of his injury. His blood will always be upon the hrtless NFA especially the minister for sports and our wicked rulers. No wonder many of them prefer playing outside to this country.
ReplyDeletemay his soul R.I.P. dis shows total n absolute insensitivity of d govt of d land at all levels 2 their citizenry.if he was a politician, he would have been flown abroad 4 treatment wth state funds. imagine nine mnths in d so call national hospital.a case dat cld b dealt wth under 3 mths abroad.may God Almighty help d common man in naija.AMEN.
ReplyDeleteWat a great lose,may his soul rest in perfect peace.
ReplyDeleteoh what a lost. may his soul rest in peace
ReplyDeletewat a lose
ReplyDeleteIt is nauseating to read this type of story in this country. How can a very young talent like died because of lack of right & necessary care? This should be investigated and anybody found guilty should be dealt with accordingly. But those concerned should know that this boy died in active service of his fatherland and they are still in active service and could be their turn tomorrow. You need to do your job very well and with all sincerity to be at peace now and thereafter. May God forgive all of us. Toks
ReplyDeleteThat is Nigerian so called "leaders", the NFA fight as much as they do in the senate and house of Rep for what? For self pocket, but no sense of serving the people.....that is the cause of several accidents in Nigeria, and even the kind of indifernt responce the footballer got. They all will rip their hand works so long God is on the throne.
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