Nigerian professional footballer, Elizabeth Johnson is dead, POLITICS NIGERIA reports.
Johnson, who represented Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) side, Sunshine Queens as a goalkeper, passed on after a brief illness.
Elizabeth died before she arrived hospital after feeling a severe dizziness and fever on Saturday, according to a release by the club’s media officer, Femi Atolagbe.
The release added that the goalkeeper was “hale and hearty” and trained with the team on Friday.
“Very heartbreaking, Sunshine Queens lost one of its Goalkeepers, Elizabeth Johnson (Janded) to the cold hands of death moments ago.
“Johnson who was hale and heathy trained with the team yesterday at the Ondo State Sports complex, Akure.
“She earlier in the day complained of feeling feverish and dizzy. She was being taking to the hospital when she gave up the ghost on the way.
“Players, officials and management are still in shock,” Sunshine Queens’ statement reads.
Late Johnson was a former Super Falcons and Bayelsa Queens shot-stopper.
RIP.