Former Golden Eaglets goaltender Felagha is dead
Former Nigeria junior international, John Felagha is dead.
Felagha, former Golden Eaglets, and Flying Eagles goalkeeper passed away in Saly, Senegal on Sunday while waiting for a flight back to Nigeria. He was in Senegal on vacation.
Former National U17 and U20 goal keeper John Felagha has died. Felagha died on Sunday in Senegal. He was aged 26. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. pic.twitter.com/Zr5M8RjUWw
— The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) August 31, 2020
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The 26 years old Felagha was an amiable person. He was among the first set of Nigerians selected for the Aspire Football Dreams Project and after five years at the Academy where he excelled, he played professional football at KAS Eupen in the Belgium Jupiter League.
He was the second choice keeper of the U-17 national team that finished as runners-up to Switzerland at the 2009 FIFA World Cup in Nigeria. He was also a member of the U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles to the 2011 Africa Youth Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup.