Super Eagles midfielder, Ejike Uzoenyi, has revealed that he almost passed out when Ghanaian defender, Kwabena Adusei, elbowed him in his head and nether regions, causing him a minor concussion mid-way into the first half of the African Nations Championship, CHAN, semi-final clash between Nigeria and Ghana in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
His condition at the time was described by the medics as ‘cortica artery seizure’. They noted that it took quite a while to get his pulse back from the leg region.
According to Uzoenyi, he momentarily passed on and didn’t know what was happening until he was stretchered out for treatment.
“That player wanted to kill me with that vicious elbow and I was blank and did not know where I was until I started hearing noises, but I was determined to continue that was why I was rushing back to the pitch. But I think it was God that saved my life because some lesser cases have resulted in fatalities” .
The player also lamented that the Eagles lost the match after his near fatal accident and promised to be ready for the game against the Warriors of Zimbabwe.
Zambian referee, Janny Sikwaze, also received blame from football fans across South Africa for being too casual and at times absent minded in the handling of the Nigeria-Ghana match.
“It was really scary that a player will commit such an offence and still was left on the pitch by the referee, CAF must take note and deal with this matter before players like that commit murder on the pitch”, declared Emmanuel Addo, a Nigerian at the tournament.
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