Nigeria, April 14 -- Nasarawa United could face severe penalties from the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) after Plateau United striker Vincent Temitope was stabbed by an unidentified fan at the Lafia Township Stadium on Sunday.

Temitope, who scored in Plateau United's 3-2 loss, was attacked after the match by a fan who pretended to ask for a photo before stabbing him in the neck with a knife.

The player was quickly taken to the Federal University Teaching Hospital in Lafia for treatment and is now in stable condition.

Plateau United's Media Director, Yaksat Maklek, explained that the attacker blended in with fans who approached Temitope after the game.

"Some fans came close to him, acting like they wanted pictures, but one...