The situation of former Nigeria international Femi Opabunmi, is getting worse everyday, to the extend that he had lost his sight, despite spending all his saving on peroration over the years.
Former Super Eagles 2002 World Cup player and Ex-Shooting Stars Femi Opabunmi, has been in bad situation for the past few years, and he’s not really received much support.
His bad situation has been worst to the extent that he’s currently jobless now, lost his sight, his kids was send out school and can’t afford to feed his family.
He played U17 for Nigeria and also played at 2002 World Cup in Korea/Japan…he’s losing his sight. He has been getting some support in piece meals. He needs help urgently and it’d help to amplify his cry for help to those in the football authority and well meaning Nigerians.
Read words from Femi Opabunmi, former U-17 player who played for Nigeria at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Trindad and Tobago, where he scored a hat-trick against Australia and won himself the Silver Shoe as second highest goals corer and also the Bronze Ball as third best player in the tournament.
Femi was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup playing against England in the last group stage match becoming the 3rd youngest player to ever play in the World Cup finals after Norman Whiteside and Samuel Eto’o.
HELP OPABUNMI. Ex Nig star is jobless, lost an eye, kids out of school, can’t feed family. Spent savings on operatn pic.twitter.com/428XGi5GDa
— Godwin Enakhena (@genakhena) June 21, 2015
“In December 2006, I was training one day when suddenly I felt a sharp pain in my eyes. I could not see the ball again,”
“My vision became blurred and I decided to see an optician. The woman told me that in a few days, I could be blind if I did not have surgery, I went for it and the surgeon said it was a success.”
” The bill was so much that I was forced to contact a few of my friends. Osaze Odemwingie and Seyi Olofinjana responded by sending some money to me. Others did not even reply my mails or called to know how I was feeling.”
“I was expecting to see again but there was no improvement. I visited the doctor and other hospitals in Paris without a solution. They told me that my problem was a complex case that I was too young for such a painful experience”.
On returning home…
“I went to Ojulowo Eye Clinic in Ibadan but I had no money to pay
the bill. When Onigbinde heard about my return to Nigeria, he called me and helped me. He paid my bill at Ojulowo but the problem was only solved halfway”.
A couple of weeks back it was reported the Honourable Dapo Lam Adeshina gave the for Shooting Stars player 500,000 naira.
The player truly needs assistance from all football loving Nigerians.