Ex-Eagles Defender, Yisa Shofoluwe Is Dead

Ex-Eagles Defender, Yisa Shofoluwe Is Dead

Former Super defender Yisa Sofoluwe died on Tuesday evening at the Intensive Care Unit of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.

The PUNCH broke the news of Yisa Sofoluwe’s ill-health on Friday after the Maroc ’88 Africa Cup of Nations star was diagnosed with mild cerebral atrophy, a brain disease.

According to healthgrades.com, cerebral atrophy is the progressive loss of brain cells over time and can lead to decreased brain mass and loss of neurological function.

Ex-international Waidi Akanni, a close friend of Yisa Sofoluwe, told The PUNCH, “Yisa Shofoluwe is gone. We lost him this evening. May God rest his soul. We will go there (LUTH) tomorrow (Wednesday) to get his remains.”