Wealdstone's Nkrumah out of hospital after injury

Daniel Nkrumah joined Wealdstone at the start of the season after a spell with Middlesbrough

Wealdstone have said forward Daniel Nkrumah has been released from hospital following a serious shoulder injury which led to the club's National League game against Scunthorpe United on Saturday being abandoned.

Scunthorpe were leading 2-1 late in the second half when Nkrumah, 21, sustained a dislocated shoulder and received treatment on the field for a significant period.

Wealdstone said paramedics "administered gas and air" and "three doses of morphine via a cannula" before Nkrumah was taken from the field on a stretcher.

Speaking to BBC Radio Humberside after the match, Scunthorpe boss Andy Butler suggested that Wealdstone's players had refused to return to complete the match and added that the league should ensure the result stands as a 2-1 win for his side.

Wealdstone said Nkrumah's team-mates were "understandably concerned about the seriousness of his injury" because of "the administration of morphine on the pitch and the length of time required to assess and treat him".

"While the exact extent of the injury will require an MRI scan to confirm, the early indication is that he will be sidelined for around four months," Wealdstone added.

The club also said it "will not be making any statement regarding the abandonment of the game at this moment".

Their statement concluded: "This is a matter for the referee's report in the first instance and subsequently for the FA and the National League."