NFF celebrates injured Francis Uzoho on 21st birthday

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has celebrated goalkeeper Francis Uzoho on his 21st birthday.

The NFF, in a tweet on Monday, wished Uzoho a wonderful celebration and speedy recovery.

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โ€œHappy birthday @NGSuperEagles shot-stopper, @Uzohof. Have a good one and we wish you speedy recovery. ๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿท๐Ÿท๐Ÿท,โ€ the tweet read.

Uzoho plays for Cyprus-based Omonia, on loan from Deportivo de La Coruรฑa.

He suffered a horrific injury during Nigeriaโ€™s friendly game against Brazil on October 13.

Before he was stretchered off, Uzoho put up a fine performance against the Selecao though conceded a goal as Casemiro scored to draw Brazil level in the game that ended 1-1.