TRAGEDY:Golden Eaglets Defender, Friday Njengo, is Dead.

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.
The Golden Eaglets defender Friday
Njengo has passed on after more than
nine months in hospital bed following a
road accident which took place on
February 3rd.
The accident, which occurred at the
Dan Anacha Village in Taraba State as
the players travelled from Jalingo to
Calabar via a commercial bus, took
place at a time the player, alongside
teammate Adamu Abubakar were
embarking on a journey for the first
phase of the camping for the African
Championship.
Njengo, was a regular member of the
Manu Garba-led team during the
qualifying series for the 2013 CAN U-17
Championship.
The deceased's condition was reported
to have been worst than Abubakar's,
who sustained head injuries and
shoulders and was immediately
admitted at the Federal Medical Centre
in Jalingo.
NFF President Aminu Maigari, who was
at the Africa Cup of Nations in South
Africa, had ordered Njengo to be
moved from the Federal Medical
Centre, Jalingo, to the National Hospital
Abuja two days after the crash.
An operation was performed on the
player at the National Hospital and he
was thought to be recovering, though
still suffering from bouts of amnesia ,
until his death on Sunday night,
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)
stated on Tuesday that burial
arrangements would be announced
after consultations with the family.