Super Eagles’ head coach, Sunday Oliseh, has been airlifted to Belgium after falling ill on Thursday, October 22, in the team’s camp in Port Harcourt.
According
to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) officials, who made the
announcement on Twitter, Oliseh became suddenly weak and dizzy after
lunch.
“Coach Oliseh has returned to Belgium
to continue treatment after being advised by Eagles medics. He became
dizzy and weak after lunch on Thursday and he travels abroad tonight
through the Port Harcourt Airport,” NFF officials wrote on the microblogging site.
However, Punch
investigations revealed that, based on doctors’ recommendation, the NFF
flew Oliseh to Belgium immediately for proper consultations with his
personal doctor.
The ex-international is believed
to have relapsed as he had been reported ill shortly after Nigeria
defeated Cameroon 3-0 in a friendly match played in Brussels.
It
was gathered that he was not expected to be present at the match in
Port Harcourt, but surprisingly he arrived in the camp 24 hours to the
game.
The nature of his illness has not been ascertained.
Oliseh would miss the Super Eagles clash with Burkina Faso on Sunday in the second match of the qualifier for the 2016 Championship for African Nations.
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