Golden Eaglet, Friday Njengo, dies

A member of the Golden Eaglets, Friday Njengo, has died after failing

to recover from injuries sustained in an accident.

Njengo, who was a regular player in the team during their qualifiers

for the 2013 CAN U-17 Championship, had been in intensive care at the

National Hospital, Abuja for more than nine months before he passed on

Sunday.

The defender was involved in an accident on February 3 alongside

teammate Adamu Abubakar while traveling from Jalingo to Calabar for

the team's final camping ahead of the African Championship.

While Njengo sustained a head injury in the accident, goalkeeper

Abubakar was luckier and was discharged after a few days.

The Nigeria Football Federation had moved Njengo 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.