Tijjani Babangida, the former Super Eagles player, has lost Fadil, his one-year-old son, in a car crash involving his family along the Kaduna-Zaria highway.
Last Thursday, Babangida was travelling with his family —
Maryam, his wife, their son, and Ibrahim, his brother — and his maid when the
car incident occurred.
Ibrahim was said to have died on the spot while the other
occupants in the vehicle were rushed to the hospital.
But in a recent update, Harrison Jalla, chairman of the
Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) Task Force, disclosed
that Babangida’s son also died due to injury sustained in the accident.
“Yes he eventually lost the son, a one-year-old boy,” Jalla
told TheCable on Sunday evening.
Babangida’s wife is also said to have lost an eye due to the
severe injury to her face. She is said to be receiving treatment at the
intensive care unit of the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria.
It is also reported that their maid suffered a fracture in
her leg.
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) on Sunday paid a
courtesy visit to Babangida at the hospital.
The delegation consoled the former Eagles player over the
deaths of his brother and son. They also prayed for a quick recovery for
Babangida and his wife, “who has undergone a successful facial surgery”.
Babangida is the president of PFAN and was a member of the
Nigeria U-23 team that won the gold medal in football at the 1996 Olympics in
Atlanta.
He had a decade with the Super Eagles, where he became
famous for his speed down the wings.
Babangida was also a member of the Eagles squad at the 1998
World Cup and 2000 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
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