{"id":16316,"date":"2019-10-04T11:46:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T11:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=16316"},"modified":"2019-10-04T11:46:03","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T11:46:03","slug":"abia-warriors-striker-christian-james-grateful-after-undergoing-successful-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/abia-warriors-striker-christian-james-grateful-after-undergoing-successful-surgery","title":{"rendered":"Abia Warriors striker Christian James grateful after undergoing successful surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former Gateway forward was diagnosed with a ruptured appendix before going under the knife<br \/>\nNigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side Abia Warriors have confirmed their newly-recruited striker, Christian James, has undergone a successful operation to correct his ruptured appendix.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement from Warriors, James, who was recently unveiled alongside other summer signings, fell ill shortly after completing his move.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe former Gateway striker who was among the players unveiled by the club ahead of the new season feel ill immediately after the official unveiling ceremony and was later diagnosed to have had a ruptured appendix through a scan,\u201d the club said in a statement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Player Profile \u270d\u270d<\/p>\n<p>Name: Samuel Christain James.<\/p>\n<p>Nationality: Nigerian.<\/p>\n<p>Position: Attacker.<\/p>\n<p>First Professional Club: Gateway FC <\/p>\n<p>Previous Clubs: Gateway Fc.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OfficialUnveiling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OfficialUnveiling<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ItarLYxylf\">pic.twitter.com\/ItarLYxylf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Abia Warriors FC (@AbiaWarriors) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbiaWarriors\/status\/1168623399754768385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Gateway forward was diagnosed with a ruptured appendix before going under the knife Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side Abia Warriors have confirmed their newly-recruited striker, Christian James, has undergone a successful operation to correct his ruptured appendix. 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