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Doctors recommend removing goalie’s eye


by Oris Chimenya, 22 September 2005 - 07:20:41

The Lions Eye Clinic at Queens Hospital in Blantyre Wednesday recommended the removal of former Big Bullets and Flames goal tender Navigator Dzinkambani’s left eye to save his life.
Ghanaian doctor Batumba Mkume, who examined Dzinkambani Tuesday morning, said the patient’s eye was cancerous and that there is nothing that can be done to save it.
But Dzinkambani, who has been in terrible pain for several months, refused to make a decision on the recommendation immediately saying “there is need to consult other members of my family”.
Presenting the results of the medical examination on behalf of Doctor Mkume, the hospital’s ophthalmic technician and nurse Wezi Kainga said there is a tumour in the player’s eye.
She said the tumour could have serious repercussions on Dzinkambani’s health since the affected part (the eye) is close to the brain. She said the extraction of the eye could be done next week at the same hospital.
“After the eye is extracted, there are two ways of treating it; by either using chemotherapy [in Zimbabwe or South Africa] which involves injecting medicine in the patient’s blood or radiotherapy which involves sterilising the remaining cells of the removed organ and other organs close to it to limit the cancerous cells from spreading.,” said Kainga.
She also encouraged Dzinkambani not to lose heart but to have the eye removed because his type of cancer is curable.
Big Bullets vice treasurer Kondi Msungama, who accompanied the patient to the clinic together with Dzinkambani’s relative Innocent Chisale, encouraged Dzinkambani to take courage by accepting the operation.
“If you are worried about your soccer career, don’t worry, God will give you an alternative career. If you are worried about bills, I will pay all of them. Of course it is painful to lose one eye, but it is better to live with one eye,” said Msungama.
But Chisale said the final opinion will come from the family members.
“We will consult because some of our relatives were reluctant to consent to the eye removal recommendation, suggesting that we should just pray and see where God will ‘fail,” said Chisale.
Asked for his comment, Dzinkambani, could only say: “This decision cannot just be made like we are slaughtering a chicken, others have to be asked too.”
Meanwhile, Sports, Youth and Culture Minister Jafallie Mussa is expected to visit Dzinkambani this morning at his home in Ndirande.


 I copied this from The Nation website as I thought it might be of interest to soccer fans

 


 



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Hell!!!! Oh no!!!! Nothing much to say cos we all know how sad this is. But since we choose life, then i guess the best option would be to get the op as soon as.


Poor man. I now think about the future of all footballers in Mw and what their future holds. Dont we need to have pencion schemes or something where you might be ok if and when anything like this happened? No more football  when its all you know is really a blow. Hoing and wishing for the best.


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A big problem here.Thats why these players need a better education to supplement.Secondly I feel sad for the boy,he wants to consult for his own life.He may be thinking he is bewitched,what a delay.We need strong and educated relatives to save our lives in such cases.


My advise is that he has to get the eye out and keep living.



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GOOD NEWS, HE HAS GIVEN CONSENT TO HAVE HIS EYE REMOVED. OF-COURSE WE ALL WISH HIM ALL THE BEST. HIS SOCCER DAYS AS A PLAYER ARE OVER BUT THERE'S SPECULATION HE MIGHT BE A GOALKEEPER COACH. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!

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Dzinkambani rejects Zimbabwe tickets


by Garry Chirwa, 26 September 2005 - 07:05:06

Former national soccer team long-reigning goalkeeper Navigator Dzinkambani on Sunday stunned football officials and government authorities when he refused at the eleventh hour to fly out to Zimbabwe for treatment of his cancerous left eye.
Government at the weekend decided to send the ailing former Big Bullets’ goal tender to Zimbabwe’s capital Harare for urgent medical treatment following an abrupt meeting between sports minister Jaffalie Mussa and his health colleague Dr Hetherwick Ntaba.
A member of the interim committee that was put in place by Fam to look into the plight of the footballer, Kondi Msungama, said Sunday he was stunned when Dzinkambani made a dramatic U-turn on his planned trip to Zimbabwe.
“Dzinkambani and a guardian, Innocent Chisale, were scheduled to leave for Zimbabwe at 9am today, but when I went to his home in Ndirande Township to pick them up, he told me that there was a new development and he would therefore not travel to Zimbabwe.
“He claimed that he had a meeting with his relations who have advised him not to go. His relatives also claimed that their understanding was that Navigator would be sent to South Africa and not Zimbabwe for treatment. So, what I did was to phone the Fam president Walter Nyamilandu to inform him about the unfortunate development,” said Msungama.
Nyamilandu described the situation as very disappointing.
“Navigator has let us down. It is very sad when you consider the public’s response to his plight. The treatment he would have received in Zimbabwe is the same as in South Africa.
“There was a good response from all the quarters. People showed up for the fund-raising game between Big Bullets and Wanderers in their thousands for his cause and Navigator couldn’t show his appreciation really?” wondered a visibly disappointed Fam head.
He added: “The ministers of sports and health literally put other important programmes aside during the weekend just to make sure that he should be flown to Zimbabwe and in the end this is what they are going to hear? It is very disappointing.”
Nyamilandu said Ntaba arranged for his operation through Mwaiwathu Private Hospital and it was supposed to be done this morning at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare.
“He was supposed to be operated on by a specialist Dr Anna Bowden and the Malawian Embassy in Zimbabwe had already been communicated to. Further to that, Soche Tours, through Mr Harry Mtuwa, had already provided an air ticket for Navigator while former MTL Wanderers team manager Iqbar Khadba provided the other ticket for his guardian,” explained the Fam president.
Nyamilandu said it all started on Friday evening when Dzinkambani showed unwillingness on the trip to Zimbabwe.
“He said he would make a decision by Saturday because he was still praying. A group of about six people which included myself, Rashid Nembo, Yusuf Matumula, Msungama and Henry Chibowa had to go to his home to reason with him until he agreed that he would travel to Zimbabwe.
“But I was astonished to hear from Msungama this morning that he had changed his mind once again,” said the Fam president
Asked about the next step, Nyamilandu simply said: “I don’t know really...I think the issue should now be left in the hands of his family.”
Newly formed Fam welfare committee chair Nembo and secretary Chibowa also expressed disappointment with the development saying: “There is more to it than what meets the eye. Since the inception of the funding, stories that have reached us are too numerous and unprintable.”
According to Nembo the treatment was likely to have cost over K5 million


 

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A big problem here.Thats why these players need a better education to supplement.Secondly I feel sad for the boy,he wants to consult for his own life.He may be thinking he is bewitched,what a delay.We need strong and educated relatives to save our lives in such cases. My advise is that he has to get the eye out and keep living.
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THIS IS NOW BEYOND!!!! HOW CAN ANYBODY SANE REFUSE FREE TREATMENT??? HE ACTUALLY KNOWS THAT ITS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH!!!!! DELAY MEANS FETALITY AS WELL!!!! DAMN HIM!!!!! KULIBE ABALE ENA OMUKAKAMIZA KUONA LIGHT??? IZI NDE ZAKENSOTU!!!!

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This DUDE doesn't know what he is doing.Any way this is common to Malawian people.My be he needs the cash equivalent!!!! who knows.Njala pa Malawi

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He has now accepted to go to Zimbabwe for operation after the minister of sports tried to put some sense in him.Lets wish him the best.


Rumours.....akuti achibale amagomera pa Joni kuti akamenye shopping.



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I am glad to hear that this man has realised that life is more important than anything else.  One can live a normal life with only one eye.  He is very lucky to have this opportunity. The malawian public, FAM and all the other organisations who contributed to help raise the funds for him have to be applauded.  This shows that malawians are kind and compassionate people.  If more stories like this would come out of the country, our image will not just be, one of the poorest country in the world, facing starvation but a country rich with its people that are compassionate, kind and giving the little they have.          


  


 



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The news papers has said he at least visited a few traditional doctors,am sure its those who made his fame.

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Pope is that what you believe?  Have you got so little faith in malawians natural act of compassionate.  If a malawian becomes famous and receives such attention then the traditional doctors must have done something.  Then why arent they with their voo-doo magic doing something to enrich themselves or make Malawi a rich country while we are at it get our soccer team to qualify for the world cup and win it.  How about his eye then they should be able to make the cancer disappear.  Wouldnt that be great if they were able to do all these things. 

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