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Leicester star avoids serious injury after landing on his NECK while celebrating late equaliser at AFCON

Patson Daka appears to have avoided serious injury despite making a wince-inducing landing on his neck while celebrating.

The Leicester City forward, 27, made an awkward fall as he wheeled off towards the corner flag after nabbing a 92nd-minute equaliser for Zambia in their Africa Cup of Nations opener against Mali.

In what was a match full of drama, Mali's El Bilal Touré saw his first-half penalty saved by Willard Mwanza before Auxerre striker eventually opened the scoring for Les Aigles in the 61st-minute.

But Zambia, who also boast former Rangers man Fashion Sakala in their ranks, continued to push for an equaliser and got their just rewards when Daka latched on to a sumptous cross and nodded a diving header into the back of the net.