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Russia 2018: Doctor dies watching Nigeria lose to Argentina

Calamity struck on Tuesday as a consultant at the Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (FETHA), Canice Ebirim, lost his life while watching Super Eagles’ 1-2 loss to Argentina.
The loss automatically put paid to the ambition of Nigeria to secure qualification for the knockout stages of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
The Chief Medical Director (CMD), FETHA, Emeka Ogah, confirmed the death to newsmen yesterday saying Ebirim died within the period of the match.
The CMD said that he received the sad news around 9 pm on Tuesday from a friend of the deceased, who claimed Ebirim started acting strange within that period.
“Ebirim’s friend said that the deceased started moving suspiciously and solicited for assistance which made him intervene by taking him to the hospital.
“Efforts made to revive him at our hospital proved abortive as he died but we would liaise with his family to conduct an autopsy.
“We are surprised at his death because he consulted at the hospital on Tuesday. We have to wait till autopsy is conducted to draw further conclusions,” he said.
A friend of the deceased, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that Ebirim resided in Owerri with his family and only visited FETHA during his clinic days.
“He was a dedicated and lively fellow who will surely be missed by his family, friends and associates,” the friend stated.

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