Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba has been taken to hospital after collapsing during the first half of his team's FA Cup quarter-final against Tottenham at White Hart Lane.
With 41 minutes on the clock, Muamba suddenly dropped to the floor and six paramedics ran on to the pitch moments later to treat the 23-year-old.
The paramedics tried to resuscitate the player while players and fans, many of them in tears, looked on.
Tottenham later confirmed the match was abandoned.
A Bolton spokesman said: "Fabrice Muamba has been taken to hospital following his collapse.
"There is no further information at this time."
Both sets of fans sang Muamba's name as he lay on the pitch at the north London ground.
The announcement that the game had been called off was greeted with a round of applause from both ends.
Muamba started his career at Arsenal and spent two years at Birmingham before joining Bolton in 2008.
He was born in Zaire but has represented England from Under-16 to Under-21 level.
Tottenham later released a statement that read: "Tottenham can confirm that Fabrice Muamba has been taken to hospital following his collapse on the pitch during the match at White Hart Lane this evening.
"The match was immediately abandoned. Everyone at the club sends their best wished to Fabrice and his family."
He's stable according to Skysports. Hope he fully recovers.
ReplyDeleteMungu msaidie huyu mwenzetu
ReplyDeleteMungu amrudishie afya njema kwa haraka. Ila wanablogu naomba sana muachane na ufinyu wa mawazo kuhusiana na uhai wa binadamu. Juzi katika blogu hii iliarifiwa kifo cha Mwakilishi wa Jimbo la Bububu huko Zanzibar, mosomaji mmoja kwa jeuri kabisa akaandika '...lakini watu wawe wanacheki afya zao.......'. Kwa mawazo ya yule jamaa ina maana hata huyu Muamba hakuchekiwa afya na ndio maana akaanguka na kuzirai!! Sasa ninamuelewesha kuwa siku ya kifo ikifika hata kuwe na maprofesa mia haitasaidia kuepukana na kifo! Vinginevyo basi wenda wazimu wangekuwa wanakufa kila saa maana kwao suala la kuchekiwa afya zao ndio halipo kabisa.
ReplyDeleteMungu ampe afya njema Fabrice Muamba, Amiin.
Yaani ilikuwa balaa! I am praying for his full recovery. My prayer to his family. His 3 year old kid na mchumba wake. It was right decision to postpone the game.
ReplyDeleteGet well soon Fab,professional footballers would have had ECG(tracing of the heart), Echocardiogram(picha ya moyo),as the minimum check, ECG ni "snapshot" ya mdundo wa moyo (heart rhythm), kama mtu ana any heart rhythm disorder hii inaweza ikawa missed kwenye ECG, 24 hours Holter monitor is a better option, the Guy`s heart stopped, most likely due to previously undiagnosed congenital or acquired heart disease, tumuombee apate nafuu, halafu jamaa ni kichwa vile vile.
ReplyDeleteAs for health check, it is a good idea indeed, mdau wa tatu juu, life expectancy of mentally ill people is significantly less than that of mentally sound people,fact.
Hivi huyu ni Patrick Muamba aliyetokea Tanzania??? Poleni sana kwa familia na wengine wote. We wish him a speed recovery,arudi tena kiwanjani.
ReplyDeleteGet well soon, Muamba
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