1 Injured As Flying Eagles Bus Crashes

Nigeria’s U-20 male national team, Flying Eagles were involved in a minor accident on return to their hotel after defeating the Black Satellites of Ghana in Wednesday’s international friendly at the Tema Sports Complex.

Flying Eagles’ Usman Hassan Saleh was the only one injured during the accident.
The Flying Eagles had defeated the Ghana U20 team 2-0 in an international friendly and were returning to their M Plaza Hotel residence when the VIP Marcopolo bus conveying the team crashed into the main gate of the stadium.
The players were discussing the outcome of the game when they heard a loud noise and the right screen of the shuttle was shattered.
There were no serious causalities,except Saleh who was hit by the broken glass that got into his eyes and had to be attended to by team doctors and some concerned Ghanaians. Fifteen minutes after the incident, the team left for their hotel.
The team returned to the country on Thursday to continue its preparations for the 2015 African Youth Championship in Senegal.