Togo midfielder Samuel Asamoah broke his neck in a collision with a pitch-side advertising board in China that his club says could leave him paralysed.
The 31-year-old, who plays for second-tier Chinese side Guangxi Pingguo, collided head-first with an LED advertising panel after being shoved by an opponent during a domestic match on Sunday.
On Monday, Guangxi Pingguo said Asamoah was at risk of “high-level paraplegia” after suffering multiple fractures in his neck and sustaining extensive nerve damage.
Paraplegia is a term used to describe the inability to voluntarily move the lower parts of the body.
The club have since confirmed that Asamoah underwent surgery and is in a stable condition.
“His recovery progress will be announced in due course after follow-up examinations,” the club said.
