Naris 'lucky to be alive'

Brave Gladiators stalwart and V-Power football club defender, Stacy Naris, says she is lucky to be alive after being injured during an attempted hijacking in Windhoek on Saturday.

Speaking from her Katutura state hospital bed on Monday, where she is recovering, Naris said the hijackers struck as they were leaving a wedding reception.

“Everything happened so fast. There were a group of guys who attacked the driver of the car. They wanted to stab the driver, but luckily failed to do so,” she said.

Naris said the attackers pulled her out of the car and she fell to the ground. They then drove over her as they drove away.

Naris said she is in a lot of pain and cannot speak much.

The Lüderitz-born footballer, who is currently in her last year of journalism studies at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust), said she is lucky to be alive.

“My foot was injured very badly. The doctors are also going to do another scan to see if I don't have internal bleeding, as they drove over my stomach,” she said.

Naris, who also serves on the International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPro) Africa division board, said she is unable to walk properly. She was informed that a skin graft may have to be done, as stitches are not sufficient to close the wound on her foot.

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