Third Professional Footballer Within One Week To Collapse On Pitch
By Danielle
Ahmed Refaat, a 30-year-old Egyptian professional footballer, collapsed on the pitch during a contest between his club, Modern Future FC, and Ittihad, suffering an apparent cardiac arrest.
Refaat, a former international teammate of Mohamed Salah, reportedly stopped breathing “for more than an hour.”
Medical personnel rushed Refaat to a hospital and placed him in an intensive care unit.
Refaat is the third professional footballer to collapse in the past week.
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Wow! 3rd footballer collapsed on live TV this week!30 year old Egyptian National Footballer Ahmed Refaat collapsed on the pitch during a match between his club Modern Future FC and Ittihad.
The Egyptian international suffered a cardiac arrest and was taken to hospital.… pic.twitter.com/qXcZLdvtM4
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“Ahmed Refaat’s heart stopped for more than an hour, despite all resuscitation attempts by the medical staff at Zamzam Hospital near the stadium before his heart rate improved gradually. However, his condition is still medically unstable, which prevents his transfer. Unless his health condition stabilises, the player will continue to receive treatment and undergo the necessary tests. The club are following the situation on a momentary basis from the hospital, and everyone will be updated immediately. We would like to call on the media to respect the player’s personal life as well as his health and ask the Egyptian football fans to pray for Ahmed Refaat to be safe and sound as soon as possible,” Modern Future FC said in a statement, according to Kingfut.
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Per Kingfut:
Egyptian Premier League outfit Modern Future FC have provided an update on Ahmed Refaat’s medical condition.
Ahmed Refaat started on the bench for Future when they travelled to face Ittihad of Alexandria in the league’s 13th round on Monday evening.
The 30-year-old made his introduction shortly after the hour mark replacing Ali Mahmoud Zaza before collapsing on the pitch with two minutes remaining to full-time.
The game was later suspended as Refaat was rushed to the hospital and placed in an intensive care unit, where his condition is being closely monitored by the club according to their statement.
Two footballers collapsed on the pitch last weekend, adding to the significant rise in player collapses the past several years.