\n Togo midfielder Samuel Asamoah broke his neck at the weekend after colliding with an advertising board during a game for Chinese League 1 side Guangxi Pingguo.\n <\/p>\n
\n The incident occurred after Asamoah was pushed off the pitch during a coming together with an opponent near the touchline on Sunday. He subsequently collided head-first into the boards which surrounded the pitch, before being taken to hospital.\n <\/p>\n
\n On Monday, Guangxi Pingguo said in a statement<\/a> that Asamoah \u201csuffered dislocation and fractures of the cervical vertebrae\u201d as well as nerve compression. The club also said that the player was at risk of \u201chigh-level paraplegia,\u201d which refers to the inability to use lower parts of the body.\n <\/p>\n \n It added the midfielder would be out for the rest of the season and that his future as a professional soccer player was in doubt.\n <\/p>\n \n Later on Wednesday, the club released an update<\/a> saying Asamoah\u2019s surgery was successful and that the 31-year-old was now recovering in a stable condition.\n <\/p>\n \n The club also released a photo of Asamoah in hospital with his two thumbs up.\n <\/p>\n \n Chongqing Tonglianglong midfielder Zhang Zhixiong was given a yellow card for pushing Asamoah off the pitch.\n <\/p>\n \n The referee\u2019s report<\/a> said that Zhang\u2019s foul was of \u201ca reckless nature\u201d but did not reach the level of a serious foul or violent conduct.\n <\/p>\n \n The report also stated the advertising boards around the pitch complied with international standards.\n <\/p>\n \n Chongqing Tonglianglong released a statement<\/a> apologizing to Asamoah on behalf of both the club and Zhang.\n <\/p>\n \n It also added that Zhang and club representatives had visited the Togo international in hospital.\n <\/p>\n