The Nigeria Football Federation, yesterday confirmed the death of former Golden Eaglets and Flying Eagles goalkeeper John Felagha.
Felagha died at the age of 26 in Senegal on Sunday but the cause of his death is yet to be disclosed.
He was a member of the Nigeria U17 team that finished second at the 2009 Fifa U17 World Cup hosted on home soil and was also part of the Nigeria U20 squad that travelled to Turkey for the 2013 Fifa U20 World Cup.
At club level, the 26-year-old joined Belgian outfit AS Eupen from Aspire Academy, Senegal in July 2012.
He played two games for the Pandas in the Belgian second division before departing in 2013.
Felagha’s last competitive football outing was in 2013 and he proceeded to coaching at Aspire Academy.
Nigerian Sports Minister, Sunday Dare in a Twitter post said that the sad passing of John Felagha, ex-Flying Eagles goalkeeper, came to them all as a rude shock.
Dare also tweeted that he represented Nigeria at the 2013 Africa Youth Championship (AYC) & 2015 U20 Fifa World Cup. He was coaching future stars before his sudden demise. He prayed for the peaceful repose of his soul.
In their post, The NFF also prayed for the family and friends he left behind.
In a post on their website, KAS Eupen offered its sincere condolences to the family and friends of John Felagha.
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