Nouri evolves after coma

Abdelhak Nouri has awakened in 2018 from an induced coma and is progressing favorably, as published From Wereld Draait Door in a special in which they have spoken with his brother. One of Ajax's young talents, he suffered a cardiac arrhythmia in the field in 2017. Although the doctors managed to revive him, it took too long to open his airways and not using a defibrillator before caused him brain damage. At least that's what he said Edwin van der Sar, sports director of the club, in a personal statement.

The doctors had to induce him into a coma, from which he woke up over time despite the fact that they did not have much hope that he could do it without serious consequences. Now he uses his eyebrows to communicate, despite the fact that since he left the hospital he seems to have shown some improvement, as his brother relates: “He has not been home for a long time, we take care of him there now. I must say that since he is at home, he is doing much better than before in the hospital. He is aware of where he is, he is back in a family environment with his family He is no longer in a coma. He is bedridden and remains very dependent on us. “

His father, MohammedHe even plays soccer games on television: “We have to take care of it as best we can. We try to do a lot of it ourselves.”

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“When I sat down with him, his mother came in and asked Appie if she should go to Barcelona. As soon as she said it, her eyebrow shot up. That was a very special moment”, explained his friend, who now wears blaugrana.

Nouri, who is now 22 years old, had been in the Ajax youth academy since he was very young and made his debut with the first team, playing 15 games in which he scored a goal and distributed three assists.