By Player Wakes From Coma After 2 Years 8 Months
After 2 years, 8 months and 19 days, Abdelhak Nouri, 22-year old Dutch and Ajax midfielder, has awaken from a coma and can now eat and sit in a wheelchair.
Nouri suffered a cardiac arrhythmia attack in July 2017, causing him to collapse on the pitch while playing a friendly game against Werder Bremen
Doctors warned Nouri’s family that the Dutchman would never fully recover after he was permanently brain damaged in the incident.
Nouri’s brother Abderrahim told Dutch TV show De Wereld Draait Door: “He has not been home very long, we take care of him there now. I must say that since he is at home it is going much better than before in the hospital
