The assistant coach
and a defender of visiting Nigerian club Ocean Boys were taken to hospital in
serious condition after being attacked in the dressing room ahead of a league
game with local side Sharks
Two other team members were bruised and
bloodied in the attack, they said.
"We were in the dressing room
preparing to warm-up when their fans entered and attacked us," Ocean Boys
media officer Eddy Ohis said.
Officials said assistant coach Timi
Akosubo and defender Anthony Nwodo were in a serious condition. The Premier
League game was called off.
The attack was the latest incident in a
growing spiral of violence in the professional game in the west African
country, which has included attacks on referees by spectators and crowd
invasions of pitches in which visiting players are targeted.
There was widespread condemnation of
Sunday's incident but the Nigerian Premier League said it was waiting for a
report before commenting.
Philip Obaji
of the 'Football without Violence' campaign said: "Such a situation is
unacceptable. This is an attack not only on innocent people but on the image of
the NPL and we call for a full investigation and holding those responsible to account."
From Reuters
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