The goalkeeper of the senior national team of Nigeria Stanley Nwabali was lucky to escape what would have been a serious injury yesterday in their 3-2 win over Tunisia at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nwabali was lucky to escape what could possibly see him miss the rest of the season not just the tournament, with the manner which his knee twisted in his attempt to stops Tunisia’s first goal.
He slipped as he attempted to approach the header that helped Tunisia to reduce the deficit to 1-3. His feet was stuck in the playing surface but he wanted to force his movements leading to an awkward twisting of his left knee.
” He (Nwabali) was lucky that he didn’t suffer a serious injury. It could have been his ACL and you know that will mean an extended period of time on the sidelines. He was lucky that it didn’t turned out to be anything serious”, a sports doctor Maigari Lawal told OwnGoalNigeria.com.
