The Daily Observer (Banjul)
30 October 2009
Banjul — United States forward, Chalie Davies was in a serious car crash in the metropolitan Washington DC area early Tuesday morning.
The crash which had a fatality has put Davies in the Washington Hospital Center in Northwest Washington DC according to our correspondent in the area. US Soccer officials are predicting a twelve month recovery program for this sensation that brought along a lot of fire power of the US team.
Charlie Davis is the son of former Gambian superstar and captain of the legendary Benfica Club of The Gambia in the 1970's, Kofi Davis. Kofi starred at Armitage High School and then Benfica alonside Paul Ogoo, Bekai Njie, Victor Gabbidon, Pa Ndow, Ayo Jobe and AC Conteh under Pesseh AB Njie. He was an extremely gifted player and was very skilful. In a short conversation with our correspondent in the area, Mr Davis expressed on behalf of his family, gratitude to the Football fraternity around the world for their out pouring of Love and support at this most difficult time. Young Charlie is expected to stay in the hospital for the next ten days and a full recovery is expected. Please read below; excerpts from the Associated Press.
The Car crash means U.S. forward Charlie Davies probably will miss 2010 World Cup. The injuries suffered by U.S. national team forward Charlie Davies in an automobile accident today and the length of time it will take him to fully recover in all likelihood means that the 23-year-old will miss the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Davis suffered a lacerated bladder, fractures to the tibia and femur bones in his right leg, facial fractures and a left elbow fracture in the 3:15 a.m. single-car accident near Washington, D.C., that claimed the life of another passenger and also injured the unidentified driver. (See earlier post).
He was listed in "serious but stable condition" at Washington Hospital Center this evening following almost five hours of surgery. A statement released by U.S. Soccer said Davies "will be hospitalized for at least a week and additional surgeries will be required to stabilize his left elbow fracture and possibly the facial fractures." The statement quoted a federation doctor, Dan Kalbac, as saying, "injuries of this nature usually require a recovery period of six to 12 months and extensive rehabilitation." Next year's World Cup in South Africa starts June 11, little more than eight months from now. Kalbac said that due to Davies' fitness level "his prognosis for recovery and his ability to resume high-level competition is substantially improved."
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