Plateau United has confirmed that its striker, Vincent Temitope, was stabbed in the neck by an irate fan following the team’s 3-2 defeat to Nasarawa United on Sunday, April 13, at the Lafia City Stadium.
In a statement issued by the club’s Director of Media Operations, Yaksat Maklek, the shocking incident occurred shortly after the final whistle when a group of fans approached Temitope under the pretext of taking photographs.
“After the game, a couple of fans went close to him pretending they wanted to take some snapshots and one of them struck him in the neck,” Maklek said.
“They say he actually held a knife and struck him in the neck. You would imagine how worst it would have been if he [the player] did not escape that particular attack.”
Maklek added that Temitope was immediately taken to the Federal University Teaching Hospital in Lafia, where he received treatment and is now in stable condition.
He also noted that the club has gathered all relevant evidence and plans to submit it to the NPFL for further investigation and disciplinary measures.
Vincent Temitope joined Plateau United last year and was recently named in the Super Eagles B training squad for the upcoming African Nations Championship (CHAN)
