MADRID, 8 One. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Malian player Ousmane Coulibaly suffered a heart attack during a Qatar League match this Saturday and had to be revived on the pitch before being transferred to a hospital to continue receiving medical treatment.
The 32-year-old Al-Wakrah player suffered a cardiac arrest during the game between his club and Al-Rayyan, shortly before the end of the first half. Coulibaly collapsed inside his own goal and was treated urgently on the grass.
The collapse of Coulibaly, a former Panathinaikos player, is reminiscent of the cardiorespiratory arrest suffered by Danish Christian Eriksen, who fell to the ground against Finland at the European Championship held last June and had to be revived on the field.
Coulibaly, who played for the Mali national team for many years, was not selected for the Africa Cup this month. In addition to Greece, the African also developed his career in France, at Brest and Guingamp. He signed for Al-Wakrah in the 2019-20 season.