Former Super Eagles’ winger, Tijani Babangida is reflecting on the fatal accident he suffered while travelling with his family along Kaduna-Zaria Expressway on May 9th, 2024, and thanked doctors in the Netherlands for their meticulous attention that has boosted his wife’s recovery.
Sports247 gathered that, although Babangida’s wife, a Kannywood movie star, who is still popularly known as Maryam Waziri, lost her memory and an eye during the accident, the ex-international winger is giving thanks that she is still alive.
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That, though, is in contrast with his younger brother, Ibrahim, and their six-month-old son Fadil, who both died as a result of the accident; yet ‘TJ’ says he and his wife are recovering fast a year after.
The former Roda JC Kerkrade and Ajax Amsterdam of Holland star stated, “It’s more than a year now that it happened. It was last year May and, from July (2024), we have been in the Netherlands for our treatment.
“That makes it one year now, and I’m already 90% fine. That’s because I only had an operation on my knee; but I’m still going for my rehab in Holland.”
He then spoke about his wife’s current condition and pointed out that the transformation she has gone through physically since the day of the accident has been truly amazing.
Babangida, who was fondly called ‘Grasscutter’ during his playing days, disclosed further: “As for my wife, she’s fine, and she’s good. After all that happened, if you had seen the impact on her then and how she is now, you’ll know that she’s really recovering well.
“That’s because all the technology they have in Europe is so amazing. They never rush into doing their things. They take their time and do it right.”
The member of Nigeria’s gold medal-winning under-23 national team at Atlanta ’96 Olympics concluded by expressing optimism that his wife will soon be back on her feet and people from all around will join him in marvelling over her full recovery.
“Very soon, she will also come out, and the whole world will see her. Many people will be happy to see her back because the doctors here are doing a very great job,” Babangida eulogised
