Doctors at a Beijing hospital are fighting to save the sight in
Guinea international Ousmane Bangoura's left eye on Monday after he
was caught by a boot in the face in a Chinese Super League
match.
The 26-year-old Shenyang Jinde midfielder suffered a ruptured
eyeball after being caught in the face by Qingdao Zhongneng's Lu
Gang on Friday, according to a report on the club's Web site.
Bangoura joined Shenyang from Belgium's Charleroi in April after
playing a leading role in Guinea's march to the quarter-finals of
the African Nations Cup earlier this year.
A spokesman for the club told Reuters on Monday Bangoura had had
an operation in Shenyang and was then transferred to a hospital in
Beijing, although he could not confirm which one.
"Every player is my son and our team is a big family," said
Shenyang's Dutch coach Martin Koopman. "We are really sad to see a
member of our family so terribly hurt."
The match ended in a 2-2 draw. Lu received a yellow card for the
incident.
(China Daily July 11, 2006)
