Footballer suffers heart attack on pitch — RT Sport News

Mali defender Ousmane Coulibaly’s spouse has given an replace after medics rushed onto the sector to deal with the stricken star when he suffered a coronary heart assault throughout a soccer match in Qatar.

The 32-year-old was enjoying for Al Wakrah in a Qatar Stars League match towards Al-Rayyan when he collapsed on the turf of the Al-Janoub Stadium throughout the first half.

Paramedics raced onto the sector with play halted and the 16-cap worldwide showing to convulse alarmingly in a goalmouth.

League bosses issued an announcement confirming that venue medical and ambulance workers had helped Coulibaly throughout the newest troubling incident to have an effect on a footballer on the sector of play in latest months, including: “It might be famous that the participant is at present receiving essential medical care and a focus.”

The former French and Greek top-flight participant’s spouse later took to social media to thank the general public for messages of “help and love” and provides an replace on the right-back’s situation.

“Ousmane is in a steady situation [after] his coronary heart assault,” she mentioned. “He has regained consciousness slowly however absolutely. He’s in excellent palms.

“Many because of god and the physician who saved my husband’s life. Thanks to all of the workers and the group of Al Wakrah. I respect all you probably did for us. Let’s proceed to wish.”

Al-Wakrah Media Officer Mohamed Al-Sulaiti advised native TV that Coulibaly’s coronary heart stopped earlier than he was resuscitated by medics.

A reporter remarked that Coulibaly’s ordeal seemed “related” to the cardiac arrest suffered by Denmark ace Christian Eriksen at Euro 2020 in June 2021.

Eriksen lately returned to coaching after being launched from his contract with Italian aspect Inter Milan due to Serie A guidelines prohibiting the usage of his implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.

“I do not know if incidents of gamers collapsing on the pitch elevated throughout latest weeks or it is simply because the world is extra related than ever earlier than,” the Soccer Qatar founder added, claiming there had been related scenes in Indonesia, Algeria, Oman and Croatia. 

The league wished Coulibaly a speedy restoration, thanked medics for his or her “nice efforts” and introduced that the rest of the match will likely be performed at a later date.

Al-Rayyan will resume the recreation 1-0 up after taking the lead within the halted fixture.

Premier League legend Sergio Aguero and Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof are among the many different high-profile gamers to have been compelled off the area prematurely due to chest pains throughout the 2021-22 season to date.

Barcelona striker Aguero introduced his retirement from soccer in December after being identified with a beforehand undetected coronary heart situation, and Lindelof was monitored forward of his return to United coaching earlier than contracting Covid on the finish of December.

Earlier this week, 25-year-old defender Marcos Menaldo, who performed for Deportivo Marquense in Guatemala, died after struggling a coronary heart assault in coaching.