‘Peter Fregene is stabilising at teaching hospital Oghara’

Nigeria’s longest serving goalkeeper, Peter Fregene is now receiving first-class treatment and is being stabilised in the Intensive Care Unit at Delta State Teaching Hospital, Oghara. Former Green Eagles team captain, Segun Odegbami, who has been monitoring the health situation of Fregene said on Friday that there is some good news.  “Peter Fregene is being given another chance to live,” Odegbami said.

“This afternoon, contrary to the request by some family members to unplug Peter from life-support and be allowed to die at home, Marian, his first child and Tina, his wife of several decades, chose to follow the advice and referral by Obule Medical Centre, and moved Peter by ambulance to the Teaching Hospital facility in Oghara, Delta State.

“The hospital immediately went to work on the man, starting with his body ‘decorated’ with bedsores. He is now receiving first-class treatment and is being stabilised in the Intensive Care Unit,” he said.  According to Odegbami, the medical expenses at the Sapele hospital, and the immediate costs of treatment at the Teaching hospital are being taken care of by a few concerned Nigerians that prefer to be anonymous for now.

“The avalanche of requests by Nigerians all over the world for a bank account to pay into in support of Peter Fregene has been overwhelming. Most of them do not even know him. Once again, there is no approved bank account by the family. Anyone desirous of helping in any way can deal privately with the family through Tina or Marian.

The Federal Government and some State governments are already responding.  “What is more important now is the medical care and divine touch that can help to wake Peter up from this ‘deep sleep’ and enable him to appreciate this flood of uncommon love and goodwill for him by Nigerians,” Odegbami stated.