RIP brother....Former international Yomi Peters died on wednesday after a short battle with gastric cancer.
The 74-year-old former Stationery Stores player and coach gave up the ghost at the General Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos.
“He died at 9.20am and his body has been
deposited in the mortuary,” Peters’ wife, Toyin told our correspondent
on Wednesday morning.
Peters was earlier diagnosed of gastric tumour but after series of tests, it was discovered that he had gastric cancer.
Peters initially had problems settling
his bill at the General Hospital, until the Lagos State Government came
to his rescue, with a promise to pay the bills incurred by the ex-Stores
forward.
Ex-internationals had complained about the poor treatment of Peters, while in his ward at the hospital.
“How can you keep him in an ordinary room
with three other heroes? He should have been kept alone in a separate
room because he is a hero. If it was a politician who was in his
(Peters) situation, he would have been flown abroad for treatment. But
they don’t build hospitals; even the ones we have are poorly equipped,”
ex-Super Eagles goalkeeper, Segun Oguns, said.
“It’s sad to lose a hero like him. Its
painful for a great player in Lagos to die the way he did. Now what they
are talking about is paying his bills but he is dead. If he was flown
abroad, he probably would have lived another three years. If we had an
effective players union, things like this won’t happen,” 1984 Africa Cup
of Nations silver medallist, Clement Temile, said.
Peters played for NIgeria and Stores in
the 1970s and became a household name in Lagos for his striking
abilities and leadership qualities with the Adebajo Babes.
He was feared for his aerial prowess and
as a coach, helped Stores reach the final of the Africa Cup Winners Cup
in the early 1980s.
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