As Nigerians continue to mourn the member of the 1980 Green Eagles winning squad, Henry Nwosu, his former teammate, Clement Temile has revealed that the ex-mercurial midfielder was not given any treatment for the five days he spent at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) before he died.

Nwosu’s passing was announced by former team captain Segun Odegbami on Saturday.

Nwosu, who was a member of the 1980 Nations Cup winning team, was pronounced dead at 4 a.m. after he was admitted at the hospital on Wednesday due to illness.

Temile, a strong advocate for a unified Players Union and Nwosu’s teammate at the 1984 Africa Cup of Nations, made a disturbing revelation that the 62-year-old was not given the medical attention he required from the state’s facility.

“It was a very sad news, may his soul rest in perfect peace. When I got the message from Big Seg (Segun Odegbami) I was very shocked. This is the time the Players Union must do something. They said he spent five days in the hospital at Ikeja. They did not even respond to him. They did not give him any treatment before he passed on.

“I’m working on the Players Union as the Vice-President. The President Tijani Babangida is not in the country so, I’m trying to bring us together again as a strong group, a Players Union which will care for the future of those that have played for Nigeria.”

“We are going to get to President Bola Tinubu, we the ex-players are really suffering, we need the support of the federal government also.

“Henry Nwosu is a big name. A very big name. I respect his name a lot because I met him in the national camp. We are going to lose a lot.

We are not taking care of our own legends. We have a lot to deliver. Like myself personally, I have a UEFA A License Professional from the U.K. and they will not think and say Clement Temile you have a UEFA Pro, come and take one team or supervise a club, they just left us by the side. We have to hustle for ourselves.

“We have to thank Dr. Felix Owolabi and Segun Odegbami who have been really make things happen for us we ex-international,” Temile said.

Meanwhile, the management, technical crew, players, and supporters of Warri Wolves FC have expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Nigerian football icon Henry Nwosu.

“Nwosu’s talents, leadership and creativity on the pitch made him one of the most admired players of his generation,” Warri Wolves FC said, just as it described Nwosu’s passing as a huge loss to Nigerian football.

“His legacy both as a player and coach helped shape the growth of the game in the country. Henry Nwosu was a true servant of Nigerian football whose passion, dedication and achievements will forever remain part of our football history. His contributions to the national team and the domestic league inspired many generations of players and fans.”

The club also noted that beyond his brilliance on the pitch, Nwosu’s humility and commitment to developing young talents left a lasting mark across the Nigerian football community.

“As Nigerian football mourns one of its heroes, we at Warri Wolves FC extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, former teammates and the entire Nigerian football fraternity.

“May the soul of Henry Nwosu rest in perfect peace, and may his legacy continue to inspire future generations of footballers,” Warri Wolves FC stated.

At the weekend, clubs in the NPFL observed a minute silence in honour of the midfielder, who started playing for Nigeria while still in secondary school.

NPFL Chairman, Gbenga Elegbeleye, had directed that 60 seconds silence be observed before kickoff at all NPFL Matchday 30 games this weekend in honour of late Henry Nwosu.

The NPFL boss described the death of Ex Green Eagles captain, Nwosu, as a personal loss to him and a general loss to the club football family in the country.

Elegbeleye described the late Nwosu as “a personal friend whom i have maintained communication with right from my time at the National Sports Commission.”

When Elegbeleye was nominated for the Pitch Football Awards, Nwosu was one of the prominent voices that endorsed the NPFL Chairman, seizing the opportunity to narrate the personal relationship they shared.

In a condolence message, the NPFL Chairman described the news of the passing as “the death of a true ambassador of the domestic and national team football because he not only made his mark as a player in league clubs, he also coached some of the league clubs”.

On a philosophical note, the NPFL chief said that death is a human submission to the will of God, and prayed for the repose of his soul and strength for the immediate family to endure through the agonising period of losing a loved one.

Nwosu was a famed schoolboy football player who later featured for some of the dominant football clubs of the 1980s, including the defunct New Nigeria Bank and African Continental Bank.