{"id":343597,"date":"2025-08-14T10:19:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T10:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/343597\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T10:19:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T10:19:15","slug":"man-united-issue-update-on-highly-rated-youth-star-19-after-he-was-rushed-to-hospital-with-horror-head-injury-as-match-is-abandoned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/343597\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United issue update on highly-rated youth star, 19, after he was rushed to hospital with horror head injury as match is abandoned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-150\/ben-willcocks.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BEN WILLCOCKS, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  18:21 EDT, 13 August 2025   |  Updated:  18:46 EDT, 13 August 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/manchester-united\/index.html\" id=\"mol-4af3a2b0-7890-11f0-bfd9-f9680285ee0d\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> have issued an update on the condition of highly-rated teenager Sekou Kone after he was taken off on a stretcher amid concerning scenes during a National <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/efl-cup\/index.html\" id=\"mol-4afcf180-7890-11f0-bfd9-f9680285ee0d\" rel=\"noopener\">League Cup<\/a> game against Tamworth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Kone, 19, suffered a horror head injury inside his own box during the U21s match, which was abandoned just before half time as a result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Red Devils posted an update on the club&#8217;s official website and social media channels on Wednesday night, delivering positive news after Kone had been rushed to hospital for checks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Manchester United&#8217;s National League Cup game at Tamworth was abandoned close to the end of the first half,&#8217; the club reported<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;The tie was halted due to a head injury suffered by Reds midfielder Sekou Kone, inside his own box, and the youngster was taken off on a stretcher.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We can confirm Sekou is conscious, stable and communicating with United\u2019s medical team. He has been taken to hospital, as a precaution, for further checks.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-8fd468e866696687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/101200863-14998291-image-a-59_1755123107983.jpg\" height=\"356\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Manchester United's U21 National League Cup game against Tamworth was abandoned on Wednesday after a highly-rated youngster was rushed to hospital with a horror head injury\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Manchester United&#8217;s U21 National League Cup game against Tamworth was abandoned on Wednesday after a highly-rated youngster was rushed to hospital with a horror head injury<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-7c7c43cfa48d378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/101200675-14998291-image-a-60_1755123110992.jpg\" height=\"408\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The Red Devils issued an update on Sekou Kone, revealing he is conscious and communicating\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Red Devils issued an update on Sekou Kone, revealing he is conscious and communicating<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-493b715c1bf8d7da\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/101200879-14998291-image-a-62_1755123184293.jpg\" height=\"323\" width=\"634\" alt=\"After a lengthy spell receiving treatment, the 19-year-old star was taken off on a stretcher\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">After a lengthy spell receiving treatment, the 19-year-old star was taken off on a stretcher<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" align=\"center\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9.4791666666667\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" xml:lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Update on Sekou Kone after he sustained a head injury in tonight\u2019s National League Cup game: <\/p>\n<p>Sekou is conscious, stable and communicating with United\u2019s medical team. <\/p>\n<p>He has been taken to hospital as a precaution for further checks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1955740430567661601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Everybody at the club wishes him a speedy recovery.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The match was called off with the score level at 0-0 after Kone clashed heads while attempting to clear the ball in the air from a corner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The Malian initially returned to his feet after falling to the floor but was quickly told by medical staff to remain down so he could be assessed appropriately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He was subsequently treated for some time by medics before eventually leaving the pitch on a stretcher with a mask placed over his face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">An ambulance came to escort the youngster to hospital, where treatment continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Tamworth also released a statement on Wednesday night to confirm the abandonment of the fixture and wish Kone well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Due to the medical situation, we are forced to abandon tonight\u2019s fixture, details will be revealed in due course,&#8217; the club said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We would like to wish safe travels to all the Man Utd fans, staff and players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;We especially wish Sekou Kone a speedy recovery.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DailyMailSport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Man United issue update on highly-rated youth star, 19, after he was rushed to hospital with horror head injury as match is abandoned<\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By BEN WILLCOCKS, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 18:21 EDT, 13 August 2025 | Updated: 18:46 EDT, 13 August&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":343598,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[92,94,98,93,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-343597","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-dailymail","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-manchester-united","11":"tag-sport","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115026615810030403","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}