Kano Pillars forward, Gambo Mohammed who was hospitalised following an aerial collision in their match against Rivers United has been discharged from hospital and returned to Kano Tuesday morning.

While in hospital, Gambo was visited by some players of Rivers United at the Braithwaite Memorial Hospital (BMH) where he was hospitalized on Sunday following the injury from the Match Day 12 fixture in Port Harcourt.

Gambo was taken to the hospital after suffering a rupture of the tympanic membrane in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clash against Rivers United.

Rivers United Secretary, Abdulrahman visited Gambo at BMH on Monday, accompanied by the club’s co-ordinator, Bashiru Badawi and three of the Rivers United players, Wilson Andoh, Sunday Rotimi and club captain, Festus Austin.

The Pillars burly forward had clashed in mid-air with United’s Ghanaian striker, Andoh on the 8th minute of the contest decided at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium and was promptly taken to the BMH after preliminary treatment by the two Rivers United doctors. Gambo was back to his feet by Monday evening.

The Pillars captain was eventually discharged on Tuesday morning and was accompanied to the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa on Tuesday by the club’s team manager, Salisu Yaro and team doctor as they made their way back to Kano.

Abdulrahman who revealed this to club media said Gambo had fully recovered and was full of gratitude for all who contributed to his rapid recovery.

“I personally drove Gambo to the Port Harcourt airport on Tuesday alongside two other officials of Kano Pillars.

“Their flight to Abuja from Port Harcourt was for 9am but we were at the airport before 7am. he said:

“I just received a call from the Pillars team manager, Yaro informing me that they had arrived in Abuja from where they will continue the rest of the journey to Kano,”

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