Malawi National Football Team striker Frank Gabadinho Mhango is reportedly take been involved in a car accident on Sunday in South Africa. According to reports by goal.com was involved in a car accident in Bloemfontein which left him injured.
Both Gabadinho and his manager could not be reached to comment. However South Africa-based Malawian senior analyst Benjamin Nyirenda said Gabadinho was not seriously hurt, even though images and a video clip showed blood oozing out on his forehead.
“He is safe. We might get a statement soon about his condition,” Nyirenda said.
Unconfirmed reports in South Africa are indicating that Gabadinho was allegedly drunk driving and ended up causing an accident.
It is something that has not gone down well with Gallants and as the club’s spokesperson Sello Nduna has confirmed, it might land the player in hot water.
“Unfortunately, we saw this very late yesterday on social media. That is when some of our guys from the team tried to check on him at our official residence,” Nduna told SNL24.
“We are still gathering more information as to what could have happened and then we will obviously have to deal with it accordingly because as a team, we don’t encourage such behaviour, especially for something that is against the law.
“We are still gathering information… we need to deal with all the facts. We don’t want to react to all these social media things that we have seen.
“We don’t condone such behaviour especially if it is against the law. We will follow the team’s disciplinary measures.”
In the past, Mhango has been involved in ugly incidents brought about by what seems like a drinking problem.
In 2021, there were claims that Propaganda Club in Pretoria had detained him over a R26,000 alcohol bill but the management later denied the claims stating the footballer was a ‘respectable patron.’
At 32, Mhango is not getting any younger and this might be his last significant contract in the Premier Soccer League – depending on his effectiveness on the pitch.
Gallants hope the alleged incident is not true and that he will continue delivering for them after joining at the beginning of the season.