Wilson Oruma Finally Breaks Silence on Reports of Him Battling With Health Issues

• Former Nigerian international Wilson Oruma has finally come out to talk about his health condition
• The 46-year-old explained that the news of him being sick were not true, stressing that he is healthy and doing good
• Oruma featured in 19 games for the Super Eagles between 1995-2006 scoring three goals for Nigeria

Former Super Eagles midfielder Wilson Oruma has rubbished reports claiming that he has been battling with health issues in a hospital with the 46-year-old confirming that there is nothing wrong with him.

Many Nigerian football fans were shocked when photos of Oruma bedridden in an unknown hospital emerged on social media last week. There was serious tension as fans were worried about his safety.

There was also a video on the internet showing a man who looked like Oruma being administered intravenous fluids on a sick bed.

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Fans in Nigeria and many parts of the world then started sending their wishes to Oruma following the pictures seen and video watched.

According to the latest reports in Guardian and Cable, Oruma stated clearly that he is not sick suggesting that he does not know why people want him dead.

Oruma speaks about his health

“In the first place, I am not in any hospital as reported by the newspaper. Those pictures displayed in that news report were images from four or five years ago. I am fine, and I don’t know why some Nigerians will wish me dead. It is so unfortunate.”

Oruma played 19 games for the Super Eagles of Nigeria netting three goals before he retired.

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Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how former Nigerian international, Wilson Oruma once narrated how he was defrauded of about N2 billion.

Oruma was part of the Golden Eaglets squad that won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Japan ’93 and the Dream Team that claimed gold in football at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.

He retired from football in 2010 and eight years later, the former Sochaux of France star fell into the hands of some fraudsters.