On Sunday, a young player, who is yet to be identified, suddenly collapsed at Maracana Stadium in Ajegunle, Lagos State, after a match held as part of a scouting programme hosted by the Shazam Football Team.
According to a witness at the scene, who was part of the programme but pleaded for anonymity, the incident occurred on Sunday around 9:45 am on the pitch following the end of the game.
The witness, via a WhatsApp text to our correspondent on Sunday, wrote, โThe player slumped at Maracana Stadium, Ajegunle after the end of the match of a scouting programme. He was rushed to the hospital.โ
The scouting event was organised by the Shazam Football Team based in Mile 2 and attracted several young talents hoping to be scouted.
As of the time the player was being rushed to the hospital, he is seen (in the video) to be alive but not responsive.
There is no further information yet on the condition of the player, as the hospitalโs response is awaited.
๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐
A yet-to-be-identified young player collapsed at Maracana Stadium in Ajegunle, Lagos State, on Sunday after a match held as part of a scouting programmeโฆ pic.twitter.com/jWkQQ6FBV6
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