A Togolese international footballer may have been left paralysed after colliding with an advertising hoarding on the weekend.
Samuel Asamoah, 31, suffered multiples fractures to his neck after smashing head-first into an LED panel while playing for Guangxi Pingguo against Chonqping Tonglianglong in the second tier of Chinese football.
He was treated by medical staff at the ground before being rushed to hospital, where doctors confirmed he had also sustained extensive nerve damage.
Asamoah has since undergone surgery and is in a stable condition but at risk of 'high-level paraplegia', which could lead to the loss of feeling in his legs and lower trunk.