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Despite
doubts being entertained in some quarters, Olayinka Olaniyi, the
Plateau United player injured in one of the bomb blasts in Jos last
year, will return to action soon. Tongshinung Goteng, spokesperson for
Plateau United, stated this on Thursday.

Olaniyi
suffered severe injuries to the face and left leg during the bomb
blasts that rocked different locations in Jos on Christmas Eve and has
since been in the intensive care unit of the Bingham University
Teaching Hospital (BUTH), Jos, where he underwent surgery. “He is
recovering very fast and we thank God for that,” said Goteng. “His
colleagues,

families
and friends have all been around him to support him and I can tell you
from what the doctors say, that very soon he should be back in action.”
More worries Goteng added that apart from the sad event involving
Olaniyi, the team is also unhappy about their current last position on
the Premier League table. The team has just 7 points from the 9 matches
played so far winning only twice so far this season. “I must tell you
that the players and management are not happy about our position and we
all have resolved to put in our best this year at least to remain in
the top flight,” he said.

According
to Goteng, players and the technical crew are looking forward to their
next game away game to high riding Warri Wolves. “Nothing is
impossible; the management has tasked the players to put in their best
not only in their home games but also when they play away. If we can
get a point from there then we will be happy to pick it up from there,”
he said.