No Ambulance during an FDH Bank Cup encounter: Wanderers hires a car to take their injured player to a close hospital
Per the rules of a competitive football match as stipulated by FIFA, there is need to have ambulances which transport serious injured players at the stadium to hospitals for medical assistance.
During any game, administrators need to also arrange for a backup ambulance.
But this was not the scenario during an FDH Bank cup round of 16 game between Ekwendeni Hammers and Wanderers Reserve at Mzuzu Stadium.
During the game, it was observed that administrators failed to have an ambulance contravening the FIFA rules. And at 76 minutes during the game, Wanderers Reserves player, Austin Charie was injured.
Charie was then forced out following the injury to receive medical assistance before resuming play.
After receiving first aid care, t was advised that the player should receive extra medical assistance as he sustained a serious injury but no ambulance was available to carry the player to hospital.
A source said from 76 minutes of the regular time they waited for 55 minutes but relevant authorities failed to assist them. Wanderers then hired a land rover to carry Austin to MASM for treatment.
The source said after diagnosis check at MASM, doctors said the player suffered spinal swelling and now he is failing to sit down
During the match, Ekwendeni Hammers emerged victors following a late stunner from Harry Nyirenda with 5 minutes remaining to full time.
