PICS: Ex-Super Eagles Star, Emmanuel Ebiede Down With Hepatitis And Swollen Stomach

Former Super Eagles forward, Emmanuel Ebiede is hospitalised in Port Harcourt, Rivers State after being detected with Hepatitis B.

The retired footballer’s younger sister, Joy, confirmed the development on Wednesday morning, April 5, 2023, hours after photos of Ebiede with protruding stomach went viral on social media.

According to Joy, the 47-year-old former Flying Eagles star was rushed to the hospital by club members last Friday.

“He is in BMH hospital in Port Harcourt but can’t talk properly now. He’s been here (hospital) since Friday, I came in on Saturday from Bayelsa State to look after him,” Joy said, when our correspondent asked to speak with the retired footballer on phone,” she explained.

“His daughter called me that Daddy (Ebiede) was not feeling fine. So, I got here and saw his situation. It was his club members that rushed him to the hospital. Initially, it was malaria and typhoid, but his stomach got swollen.

"He underwent some tests to detect the cause of the swollen stomach. The test results diagnosed Hepatitis B. He’s not stooling freely, so I don’t know if that’s the cause of the swollen stomach.”

Joy, who said Ebiede had not worked lately, added that his medical bills had been taken care of by his benevolent club members.

"His club guys are always coming to the hospital to check on him and pay the bills.” She added.

Ebiede was one of the few bright spots of coach Fanny Amun’s Flying Eagles at the African championship on home soil in 1995.

He had two caps for the Super Eagles, making his debut under Serbian Bora Milutinovic in the 1-0 win over Iran in a pre-1998 World Cup friendly against Iran on January 28, 1998.

In 1997, he moved to SC Heerenveen in the Dutch Eredivisie, before further spells in the United Arab Emirates (1999-2004) and Israel (2006-2008). He then returned home to feature for Bayelsa United and Sharks. He retired in 2011.

Posted: at 5-04-2023 09:24 PM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero

Why did he come back to Nigeria. He should have stayed where he can retire peacefully with great medical care.

Posted: at 5-04-2023 10:11 PM (1 year ago) | Upcoming

He will be fine. God will heal him. Just imagine the life of someone that served a country. What a country !

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Posted: at 5-04-2023 10:41 PM (1 year ago) | Addicted Hero

mumu man,no pater okoyo but peter okoye.....

Posted: at 6-04-2023 04:34 AM (1 year ago) | Newbie

life will happen to us all in a positive way ijn, amen. Sad that with this type of illness in Nigeria, only God can help him because even his family will leave at a point! Invest when you have the strength for work! Everyone served Nigeria and the talk is, the govt should equip all medical facilities. My Dad went for a test, sent the result to us, we almost collapsed when the range is 1.0-2.3 for an adult man, they said my Dad's reading was 48!!! We asked him to repeat test at another facility, that has a different range but with a closer value. The doctor that he trusted asked him to go to the 1st facility oh! Doctors are the killers!

Posted: at 6-04-2023 03:57 PM (1 year ago) | Gistmaniac