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Former Green Eagles star, Yisa Shofoluwe, is dead.
He died last night at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital at about 9.30 pm of brain-related issues.
Waidi Akanni, his very close ally confirmed this to
Tribune Online that the former Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) defender passed away at the age of 57.
He won 40 caps and scored one goal for his country, and was their regular left-back between 1983 and 1988, playing at the 1984 and 1988 African Nations Cups.
Akanni commended the first Vice President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Barrister Seyi Akinwunmi, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare and Lagos State Government, Mr Sanwo Olu for prompt response financially towards saving his life.
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The former Abiola Babes player breathed his last at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on Tuesday night from mild cerebral atrophy a brain ailment.
A close family friend to the late footballer confirmed the death of the “Dean of defence” to TheCable on Wednesday morning.
“It’s so sad that we lost him (Yisa Sofoluwe) last night,” the family friend told TheCable.
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The 53-year-old won 40 caps and scored one goal for Nigeria.
He was the Super Eagles regular left-back between 1983 and 1988. He played at the 1984 and 1988 African Nations Cups (AFCON).
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When Foyeke Omage became pregnant early 2020 after six years in marriage, she never anticipated a set of twins let alone five kids at once. But in what she described as a miracle, she said God embarrassed her and her husband, Ewanle Omage, with a set of quintuplets after waiting for six years without a child.
The couple, in an exclusive interview with
The PUNCH, narrated how they were mocked during their waiting period before their bundles of joy were delivered at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital on January 18, 2021.
“People used to call me barren before, they used to insult me but I thank God today that God embarrassed me with five babies at a go –two boys, three girls. What else can I ask from God? I really thank God for these great gifts that He gave to me,” Foyeke enthused.