Bayelsa United’s Goalkeepers Out of Action due to Injury
Bayelsa United suffered a setback during a Week 2 league match against Gombe United at the Patami Stadium on Sunday with injuries to two of its goalkeepers.
The game which ended goalless saw Bayelsa’s first-choice goalkeeper, Gideon Gambo, taken off the pitch on a stretcher. He was 
replaced by Kazeem Yekeen, who after a few minutes also suffered a hamstring injury. The former Kwara United goalie, Yekeen, barely managed to finish the game with the injury.
The media officer of Bayelsa United, George Emeli, said, “It was a minor injury, the team doctor said between now and Friday, they will be fine and will be able to play How Mine of Zimbabwe at the Confederation Cup.”
He also stated that team was ready for the weekend match against the Zimbabwean side.
“The team is ready and the injured goalkeepers will be ready as well. We cannot rule them out yet as the doctor said between now and then, they should be okay.”
