The Nigeria Professional Football League side, Kano Pillars’ U-19 team, was involved in an auto crash today while traveling to Jos to honor their matchday 5 fixture against Plateau United’s U-19 team.
The club reported the unfortunate incident on its social media handle and said the injured victims have been evacuated from the accident scene and are currently receiving treatment.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce that the Kano Pillars FC U-19 team bus was involved in a road accident earlier today while en route to the New Jos Stadium for their Matchday 5 fixture in the inaugural U-19 Youth League against Plateau United U-19.”
Several players and the driver sustained injuries in the unfortunate incident and have been promptly taken to the hospital for medical attention. Thankfully, no fatalities have been reported at this time, and the medical team is closely monitoring the situation.
