Orlando Pirates Coach Fadlu Davids Expresses Disappointment With Paramedics' Response to Paseka Mako

• Orlando Pirates co-coach Fadlu Davids was critical of the paramedics who assisted Paseka Mako while he lay unconscious on the pitch last night
• The defender collided with his goalkeeper Richard Ofori as they both players looked to clear an awkward ball in the middle of the field towards the end of the DStv Premiership match against Baroka FC
• After an excruciating few minutes of waiting for the ambulance, players from Pirates and Baroka shielded Mako to preserve his dignity while the bumbling emergency staff made its way on the field with the ambulance in tow

Orlando Pirates co-coach Fadlu Davids expressed his disappointment with the paramedics' response to an unconscious Paseka Mako.

Mako was knocked out cold after colliding with teammate Richard Ofori at the end of the match against Baroka FC in a DStv Premiership encounter in Polokwane. The match ended 0-0 after the referee, in agreement with Pirates captain Happy Jele, blew the whistle with 10 minutes left in recognition of the shocked state of the visiting players.

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What was apparent to spectators at the venue and viewers at home was how paramedics dithered and dawdled when they were being beckoned on frantically by the referee, Pirates medical staff and players while Mako lay stricken. It took over three minutes between the time Mako was struck and when the ambulance got onto the field where he lay.

Players from both teams then shielded Mako in a circle while the visitors' medical team struggled to resuscitate Mako, with the coaching staff trying to calm a disconsolate Ofori on the sideline.

According to TimesLIVE, Davids said to journalists when asked about this said:

"The less said about that the better. But, nobody in the ambulance, you don't know where the drivers are. Are they watching the game? They have to be on call, they have to be ready. It's an emergency.

Credit to our medical team. Not even 10 seconds and they were on the field seeing to Mako. But, the reaction from the medical team, the ambulance not good enough. Definitely not a PSL standard.”

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Orlando Pirates provides update on Paseka Mako's condition after his horror collision with Richard Ofori

Paseka Mako will be fine after his collision with goalkeeper Richard Ofori last night.

As reported on Sports Brief, the incident occurred during injury time of the team's DStv Premiership match against Baroka FC at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane.

The match ended 0-0 after the referee and Pirates captain Happy Jele agreed that the match end earlier by 10 minutes.