Rivers United Stars Visit Super Eagles Striker Gambo In Hospital
Published: April 19, 2016
Players of Rivers United visited Kano Pillars striker, Gambo Mohammed who was hospitalized on Sunday.
Gambo was taken to hospital on Sunday after suffering a rupture of the tympanic membrane in the match day 12 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clash against Rivers United.
Gambo clashed in mid-air with United’s Ghanaian striker, Wilson Andoh in the 8th minute of the contest decided at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium and was promptly taken to the Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMH), Port Harcourt.
After preliminary treatment, by the two Rivers United doctors, Vincent Wachukwu and Chukwuemeka Agi, the medics at BMH took over and Gambo was back to his feet by Monday evening.
The Pillars captain was eventually discharged on Tuesday morning and was accompanied to the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa on Tuesday by the club’s team manager, Salisu Yaro and team doctor as they made their way back to Kano.
Rivers United secretary, Ahmed Abdulrahman who revealed this to RIVERS UNITED MEDIA said Gambo had fully recovered and was full of gratitude for all who contributed to his rapid recovery.
“I personally drove Gambo to the Port Harcourt airport on Tuesday alongside two other officials of Kano Pillars.
“Their flight to Abuja from Port Harcourt was for 9am but we were at the airport before 7am.
“I just received a call from the Pillars team manager, Yaro informing me that they had arrived in Abuja from where they will continue the rest of the journey to Kano,” he said.
Abdulrahman visited Gambo at BMH on Monday in the company of the club’s co-ordinator, Bashiru Badawi and three of the Rivers United players, Andoh, Sunday Rotimi and club captain, Festus Austin.
Sammy Wejinya, MO Rivers United
Gambo was taken to hospital on Sunday after suffering a rupture of the tympanic membrane in the match day 12 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clash against Rivers United.
Gambo clashed in mid-air with United’s Ghanaian striker, Wilson Andoh in the 8th minute of the contest decided at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium and was promptly taken to the Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMH), Port Harcourt.
After preliminary treatment, by the two Rivers United doctors, Vincent Wachukwu and Chukwuemeka Agi, the medics at BMH took over and Gambo was back to his feet by Monday evening.
The Pillars captain was eventually discharged on Tuesday morning and was accompanied to the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa on Tuesday by the club’s team manager, Salisu Yaro and team doctor as they made their way back to Kano.
Rivers United secretary, Ahmed Abdulrahman who revealed this to RIVERS UNITED MEDIA said Gambo had fully recovered and was full of gratitude for all who contributed to his rapid recovery.
“I personally drove Gambo to the Port Harcourt airport on Tuesday alongside two other officials of Kano Pillars.
“Their flight to Abuja from Port Harcourt was for 9am but we were at the airport before 7am.
“I just received a call from the Pillars team manager, Yaro informing me that they had arrived in Abuja from where they will continue the rest of the journey to Kano,” he said.
Abdulrahman visited Gambo at BMH on Monday in the company of the club’s co-ordinator, Bashiru Badawi and three of the Rivers United players, Andoh, Sunday Rotimi and club captain, Festus Austin.
Sammy Wejinya, MO Rivers United
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