Former Super Eagles forward Emmanuel Ebiede is hospitalised in Port Harcourt, Rivers State after being detected with Hepatitis B, the retired footballer’s sister Joy told The PUNCH on Wednesday morning.

Pictures of the protruding stomach of the 47-year-old ex-international went viral on social media late Tuesday night.

Joy, Ebiede’s younger sibling, told The PUNCH that the 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.

“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.

Joy added, “His club guys are always coming to the hospital to check on him and pay the bills.”

Meanwhile, UK-based David Doherty, who contested the presidency of the Nigeria Football Federation at last year’s election, has opened an account for donors to assist the ailing Ebiede.

As of the time of filing this report, donors had contributed about N150,000, with Doherty also donating another N100,000.

In a post on Facebook tagged ‘Save Emmanuel Ebiede Now,’ Doherty stated, “Ex-international, Emmanuel Ebiede, is reportedly sick and needs urgent help. One hopes this help comes urgently.

“We wish one of our celebrated attacking midfielders a speedy recovery.”

Ebiede was one of the few bright spots of coach Fanny Amun’s “wobbling and fumbling” 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.

At the club level, Ebiede joined Belgian First Division side SC Eendracht Aalst from boyhood club Sharks of Port Harcourt in 1995.

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.

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Get Well Soon

Played
Sharks of Port Harcourt
SC Eendracht (Belgium)
SC Heerenveen (Netherland)
United Arab Emirate & Israel
Bayelsa United and retired in 2011

12yrs after retirement, sick and needs donations
…inside life

Just live your moment.Who have ever dream of him to be like this.

We really need a good government in this nation,, there should be ministries taking care of our ex internationals.obi is coming

Truely, Nigeria is a failed State. Nothing for a common man after active years.
Govs will be allocating State resources to themselves as lifetime pensions and stil moved to Senate to acquire more.
Very pathetic

Man,are these people not being paid pension?

Stolenmandate1:
We really need a good government in this nation,, there should be ministries taking care of our ex internationals.obi is coming

This has nothingto do with government.

Abi dem tell you say Gary Lineker get any special privilege for UK?

Granted we can improve our healthcare facilities and support, but ask yourself why someone who left European professional football less than 20 years ago is looking so dishevelled.

He needs public support based on the state of things.

Na these kind people Cuppy suppose use 4K pounds help abeg.

Kooldon:
Truely, Nigeria is a failed State. Nothing for a common man after active years.
Govs will be allocating State resources to themselves as lifetime pensions and stil moved to Senate to acquire more.
Very pathetic

You can only take from pensions what you put in.

If he did not contribute to a pensions pot from where would he get the lifetime support?

Sad...

May God see him through ...

Sickness is bad oo, a 47yr old man already looking like an ancestor because of sickness. Failed institutions are the reason for stories like this, Buhari would have been like this if not for the unlimited access he has to our resources.

Emma Ebiede fine footballer.He belonged to the class of Wilson Oruma,James Obiorah that Austin Okocha super talent denied them the opportunity to make names in eagles....The last I heard of him was him turning to fisherman to feed until this sad news.....This was a result of depression and ogogoro...imagine former Europe based player.I wish him soonest recovery.

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Nuhskhut:
Man,are these people not being paid pension?

they don't their services are like contract on national assignment they were paid in dollars

As a matter of urgency, NFA should open serious medical insurance scheme with a trusty involving active Nigerian local and internatilnal football players.

Kog45:
Emma Ebiede fine footballer.He belonged to the class of Wilson Oruma,James Obiorah that Austin Okocha super talent denied them the opportunity to make names in eagles....The last I heard of him was him turning to fisherman to feed until this sad news.....This was a result of depression and ogogoro...imagine former Europe based player.I wish him soonest recovery.

Na "soda*,a local crude soap, nai dey some ogogoro as reactant.