The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has
expressed shock over the news that Super
Eagles goalkeeper, Carl Ikeme, has been
diagnosed with leukaemia.
NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, has backed
Ikeme to fully recover from the illness.
"The Nigerian football fraternity and indeed
the world, pray for @Carl_Ikeme as he faces
this tough but not impossible journey. We
believe.
"We believe this strength will see @Carl_Ikeme through. Stay strong @Carl_Ikeme and have faith. You will beat this like a champion.
"As devastating as this is, we also know
@Carl_Ikeme possesses the fighting spirit
associated with Nigerians. We are behind Carl
completely," Pinnick wrote in a first of a
series of tweets on Thursday.
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