Rangers head coach, Philippe Clement, has revealed the state of Leon Balogun’s injury after the Nigerian centre-back hobbled off at half-time in his side’s 6-nil win over Ross County, Soccernet.ng reports.
The 36-year-old defender was a doubt for the game as he was still just recovering from a knock, but without a viable option in defence, Coach Clement included the former Mainz 05 man in his starting eleven.
Rangers were awarded a corner in the 38th minute when they were already a goal up. Balogun then contested for the ball in the air but landed in an awkward manner and he looked to have injured his back and his head.
The medical staff were immediately sent onto the pitch, as is the rule for the referee to stop the game to attend to head injuries immediately.
The former Brighton and Hove Albion defender remained by his side for a few minutes. He then rose to his feet gingerly and walked off the pitch, but it was decided that he should not continue the game, with Mohamed Diomande coming on his place.