Ajax's Nouri wakes from coma after two years, nine months
Former Ajax prodigy Abdelhak Nouri has awoken from a coma -- two years and nine months after suffering a heart attack on the pitch in July 2017.
Abdelhak Nouri's family confirmed that the Ajax star is now being treated at home after suffering permanent brain damage, while offering a positive update on his progress since waking up from a coma.
The father and brothers of Abdelhak 'Appie' Nouri met with close friends and teammates Frenkie de Jong, Donny van de Beek and Steven Bergwijn in the second-to-last episode of De Wereld Draait Door yesterday night and talked about Nouri's situation.
"He sleeps, eats, frowns and burps but is very dependent. A certain form of communication is possible, for example in the form of raising eyebrows. But that is top sport for him," says his brother.
The Dutch midfielder rose through the youth ranks at the Johan Cruyff ArenA before graduating to the senior squad in 2015.
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