Ahead of the Week 28 NPFL tie with Ifeanyi Ubah, health crisis has hit the Nigeria Professional Football League side, Remo Stars FC as players currently suffer food poisoning .
Remo Stars Football Club are in shock over health issues that affected the players and some officials after 23 players are currently been treated for food poisoning.
DAILYPOST gathered that, at the moment, 13 first-team of Remo Stars players, including their leading scorer, Victor Mbaoma, Ekene Awazie and Salefu Ochowechi are down with food poisoning.
The players began complaining of stomach pain and tiredness, from about 7pm. They include, Umar Martaba, Oknuoghae Osas, Edozie Ewelike, Onovo David, Ekene Awazie, Abiodun Awoyemi, Ekene Obi, Saidu Muhammed, Paul Isaac the reserve goalkeeper, David Walbe, and Shuji Oshobe, Akeem Taiwo. Mbaoma, the most ill, was hardly able to walk. Officials affected Goalkeeper Trainer Dahiru Ilu and Media Officer Oladimeji Oshode
Affected players have been rushed down to Ikenne Health Center as team doctor, Mr James is currently treating some players ensuring they get fluids in order not to suffer from dehydration while others are been monitored to ensure they recover from the health problem.
Confirming the incident and current situation Club Secretary Michael Onikute said, “It’s such a disastrous incident we have prepared well for the game against Ifeanyi Ubah and have had the players resting after dinner which they had Semovita and Egusi only for me to get a call that they are in pain and all I could think of is getting them to the hospital alongside the Team Doctor.
“In a bid to keep them safe and have a clean bill of health the camp was fumigated yesterday only for this casualty to befall us on the eve of a vital game against Ifeanyi Uba.”
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