Former Super Eagles player Tijjani Babangida has tragically lost his one-year-old son, Fadil, in a car crash involving his family along the Kaduna-Zaria highway.
Last Thursday, Babangida was traveling with his family—Maryam, his wife, their son, and Ibrahim, his brother—and his maid when the car incident occurred.
Ibrahim was said to have died on the spot while the other occupants in the vehicle were rushed to the hospital.
But in a recent update, Harrison Jalla, chairman of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) Task Force, disclosed that Babangida’s son also died due to injury sustained in the accident.
Babangida’s wife is also said to have lost an eye due to the severe injury to her face. She is said to be receiving treatment at the intensive care unit of the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria.
It is also reported that their maid suffered a fracture in her leg. The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) on Sunday paid a courtesy visit to Babangida at the hospital.
The delegation consoled the former Eagles player over the deaths of his brother and son.
They also prayed for a quick recovery for Babangida and his wife.
Babangida is the president of PFAN and was a member of the Nigeria U-23 team that won the gold medal in football at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.