Former Nigeria coach Clemens Westerhof hospitalised with colon cancer
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Pmnewsnigeria
Clemens Westerhof, former coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, is hospitalised in the Netherlands after being diagnosed with colon cancer, according to his wife Lillian. His condition is described as critical and his family is considering transferring him to a facility in Amsterdam or Germany, she said in a message on Instagram.
Clemens Westerhof, former coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, is hospitalised in the Netherlands after being diagnosed with colon cancer, Pmnewsnigeria reports. His wife, Lillian Westerhof, announced the news on Saturday in an Instagram post and asked for prayers and support for her husband.
The former coach is being treated at Rijnstate hospital in Arnhem, his home town. He was taken there on Wednesday after his health deteriorated.
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