SCAN SPORT – Togolese Samuel Asamoah hit his head against an advertising board. His club fears that he will “remain disabled for life”.
The Togolese Guangxi Pingguo, Samuel Asamoah, broke his neck during a Chinese championship match when he hit an advertising board with his head, announced his club, which fears that he will remain disabled for life.
Television footage shows Samuel Asamoah trying to shield his body as the ball hurtles towards what appears to be the touchline during this second division championship encounter at home to Chongqing Tonglianglong on Sunday in Pingguo (south).
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The 31-year-old Togolese player was then pushed from the shoulder behind his back by an opponent who was running in full swing. In shock, he plunged head first into a panel a few meters from the line and tried in vain to absorb the shock with his hands.
“A detailed examination carried out by the medical team and the hospital diagnosed Samuel Asamoah with dislocation and fractures of (different) cervical vertebrae, as well as vertebral blockage”accompanied “from nerve compression”indicated the Chinese club in a press release the day after the match, before specifying: “He is at risk of severe paraplegia and will miss all remaining matches of the season. »
The footballer underwent surgery on Wednesday “successfully” in a hospital in Nanning, the club said in a new statement.
“Samuel Asamoah is recovering from the operation and his condition is stable”he added without further details on the possible evolution of his condition.
The player who pushed him in the back was penalized with a yellow card.
