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| Sunday Adetunji on hospital Bed |
Abia Warriors Football club of Umuahia top scorer this season, Sunday Adetunji has spoken from the hospital bed for the first time since he successfully underwent a surgery on his fractured left arm, assuring his numerous fans across the globe that he will be back soon.
The former El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri striker fractured his forearm when he landed awkwardly after he lept very high to nod in his second goal in Abia Warriors’ 4-2 away win over Lobi Stars in Makurdi in a week 33 action of the Nigeria Professional Football League.
He was initially rushed to the emergency unit of the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi, where he received treatment before he was transferred to the Federal Medical Center, Umuahia where a team of doctors carried out the operation by successfully joining both ends of the broken bones.
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| Big Striker Sunday Adetunji in Abia Warriors colours |
Since then, he has been recuperating at the hospital where he has been receiving solidarity messages and visits by his colleagues, coaches, fans and other loved ones.
Speaking to the media, Adetunji, who was in high spirit expressed appreciation at the solidarity he has received from people from all walks of life, saying this has given him the courage to move on.
“I want to thank God for his mercies towards me and for the solidarity I have received from different people since the incident occurred . I want to particularly express my gratitude to the management of Abia Warriors for their care especially the Chairman Chief Emeka Inyama who has done everything possible to ensure that I recover very fast. What they have done for me is rare. Even my coaches, my colleagues and my fans, they have been there for me since then and I want to assure them that the Sunday Adetunji they know will be back soon even better “, he said.
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