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Ajax Midfielder Nouri’s Brain Damage “Serious And Permanent”

Ajax Amsterdam midfielder, Abdelhak Nouri’s brain damage is “serious and permanent” and he has no chance of a full recovery, the club said on Thursday. … Continue reading Ajax Midfielder Nouri’s Brain Damage “Serious And Permanent”


Ajax Amsterdam midfielder, Abdelhak Nouri’s brain damage is “serious and permanent” and he has no chance of a full recovery, the club said on Thursday.

The 20-year-old collapsed during a pre-season friendly against Werder Bremen in Austria on Sunday when his heart stopped.

He was revived on the pitch and airlifted to hospital, but Ajax has confirmed that although his heart is working normally, he has lost function in parts of his brain.

The incident comes a little over a month after Ivory Coast international Cheick Tiote collapsed in training with Chinese club Beijing Enterprises and died on June 5.