Mchezaji wa zamani wa Bolton, ambaye sasa anachezea Chelsea, Garry Cahill
Muamba akiwa na mwanawe, JoshuaStricken soccer star Fabrice Muamba’s heart stopped for two hours after his shock collapse during an FA Cup tie.
Medics managed to get it beating again, but the Bolton midfielder was last night still critically ill in hospital. Distraught fiancée Shauna Magundahave, mum of his son Joshua, three, was at his bedside with relatives.
Team boss Owen Coyle said: “It’s serious. God willing he makes it.” Muamba, 23, suffered a cardiac arrest during a match against Spurs.
His devastated fiancé of Fabrice Muamba last night urged fans to pray for the soccer star as he lay fighting for his life in hospital.
Bolton boss Owen Coyle said at the hospital last night: “All our thoughts and prayers are for Fabrice and his family at this time. Fabrice is critically ill.
Bolton boss Owen Coyle said at the hospital last night: “All our thoughts and prayers are for Fabrice and his family at this time. Fabrice is critically ill.
“The next 24 hours are going to be absolutely crucial. It’s very serious. There’s no getting away from that. God willing, he makes it through. All our energy is going into, hopefully, a happy outcome. It’s great to be talented at football but it is more important to be a genuinely nice man and Fabrice is that. Everybody is praying for him which is important and that has been a real source of strength to the family.
Fans arrived at the hospital with messages of goodwill for Congo-born Muamba. Two children left drawings and flowers were placed on the doorstep.
Fans arrived at the hospital with messages of goodwill for Congo-born Muamba. Two children left drawings and flowers were placed on the doorstep.
There were also bouquets, shirts and scarves left at Bolton’s Reebok stadium. One message written on a card with a Manchester United emblem read:
“Our thoughts and prayers are with you. One game, one family.” A Bolton flag carried the message: “Just get back to full health. Praying for you.”
Fan Chris Scott said: “We can only hope, keep our hopes up, that he is going to be okay. We were just in shock for three or four hours last night. Football doesn’t matter when something like this happens. Hopefully he’ll pull through.”
Fellow supporter David Mulvaney added: “We were all in the pub watching the game and it just went so quiet. Fabrice is such a popular player. Always had a smile on his face. We all feel for him.”
A string of players including Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie tweeted messages of support.
Coyle and Bolton chairman Phil Gartside arrived at the hospital yesterday.
Spurs striker Jermain Defoe also visited with his mum Sandra, 47. He left after just 15 minutes, too upset to comment.
At yesterday’s Premier League clash between Wolves and Manchester United, fans and players showed their support with a minute’s applause.
During Chelsea’s FA Cup match against Leicester, former Bolton star Gary Cahill revealed a “Pray for Muamba” T-shirt after he scored.
During Chelsea’s FA Cup match against Leicester, former Bolton star Gary Cahill revealed a “Pray for Muamba” T-shirt after he scored.
Bolton captain Kevin Davies, who went to hospital with his stricken team-mate and Coyle, said he was “digging in”.
Former assistant manager Phil Brown, who saw Muamba collapse, said:
“It’s very hard to believe what you’re seeing. There are a lot of religious players and to see them all crouching down and dropping to their knees and praying was shocking.”
As it became apparent how grave Muamba’s situation was, fans from both sides began chanting his name. Spurs manager Harry Redknapp said:
“All our thoughts are with Fabrice. It was right to abandon the game. Everybody was in a state of shock.” Chairman Daniel Levy added:
“We are proud and grateful to the medical teams at both clubs. Our thanks also to both sets of fans for their support and behaviour.
“Too often we read the negatives about football yet here we saw the true humanity and empathy of the footballing family.”
“Too often we read the negatives about football yet here we saw the true humanity and empathy of the footballing family.”
Muamba was anaesthetised to help doctors in their bid to save him. A statement by the hospital and Bolton said: “Fabrice remains in a critical condition.
He sustained a cardiac arrest on the pitch. Fabrice received prolonged resuscitation at the ground and on route to the hospital where his heart eventually started working.
As is normal practice, Fabrice remains anaesthetised in intensive care and will be for at least 24 hours.”
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