Former Golden Eaglets’ defender, Friday Njengo, has passed away after
being on admission in intensive care, at the National Hospital in Abuja
for over nine months.
Njengo was a mainstay of Manu Garba’s team during the qualifiers for
the 2013 CAN U-17 Championship, where the Eaglets overcame Niger, Guinea
and Mali, but was involved in an accident with team-mate Adamu
Abubakar, on their way to Calabar from Jalingo, for the team’s first
phase of final camping for the African championship.
NFF General Secretary, Barrister Musa Amadu, said on Tuesday: “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.”
Njengo sustained a head injury in the accident, while goalkeeper
Adamu Abubakar was luckier and got discharged after a few days in
hospital. An operation was carried out on Njengo and he was believed to
be on the road to recovery, although he was suffering from memory lapse,
until he died.
MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL R.I.P
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