Ailing former Super Eagles midfielder, Henry Nwosu, will arrive Lagos in company with his sisters, Wednesday for medical treatment, The PUNCH reports.
The 59-year-old, who is being taken care of at the Asaba Specialist hospital in Delta State since February is battling to stay alive, having spent all his fortune in the process.
Nwosu, will be transferred from the Asaba Specialist hospital in Delta State, to a well-equipped hospital in Lagos where he will receive further treatment for an undisclosed ailment.
The move is to aid his medical treatment to avoid an untimely demise.
His former teammate, Segun Odegbami, revealed this to our correspondent on Tuesday and also revealed that Delta State on its own part has agreed to offset all the outstanding bills.
“Hours after Monday’s alarm on Henry Nwosu’s health status, the earth has moved, Odegbami stated.
“There is some hopeful news to report. I believe it is right and proper to give an update. His health status remains the same – going southwards.
“Positive reactions have, however, been pouring in. Many concerned Nigerians are offering to lend support in any and every way possible. That now appears to create a problem – the nature and coordination of the support Henry Nwosu needs and can get, and how to offer it outside of any direct financial contribution to anybody,” Odegbami said.
“The Delta State government has fulfilled its pledge by taking full financial responsibility for all of Henry’s care in Asaba. With his deteriorating situation, however, everyone in the loop of the conversations since yesterday (Monday) has agreed that Henry (Nwosu) needs to be moved immediately to a higher level of medical facilities and care,” he added.
“The Governor of Lagos State, on being informed about it, directed immediately that the doors to Lagos State’s best medical facilities be thrown open to Henry. The Delta State government has been informed about this new plan and they are happy to cooperate and make it happen ASAP. The pledge by the Imo State government still sustains and all they need is information on developments”, he wrote.
“One of the big telecommunication companies in Lagos has made contact and wants to know what help is needed. They will be kept informed, just as the Femi Otedola Foundation will need a clearer picture of what is to be done. Members of Henry Nwosu’s family, his sisters that have been passing through this hell with him since February to date, are happy to have some guidance and better coordination of the specifics of what should be done,” Odegbami stated.
Meanwhile, the President of Nigeria Football Federation, Ibrahim Gusau on Tuesday visited former Nwosu in Asaba where he is receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment for some weeks now.
Nwosu, the youngest player in the Nigeria squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations title on home soil in 1980, had been in the hospital for some time now, with top politicians, captains of industry and football chieftains all showing interest in his health status.
“I can assure you that all Nigerians, from our political leaders to business gurus and all football people, are interested in seeing you recover from this illness,” Gusau said in a statement.
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