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Nouri's brother praying for recovery after tragic brain damage diagnosis

Related Topics: Abdelhak Nouri, A.F.C. Ajax

Doctors do not expect the youngster to be able to live with any kind of independence if he regains consciousness

Abdelhak Nouri's brother has outlined the severity of the brain damaged suffered by the Ajax midfielder.

Nouri collapsed during Ajax's friendly against Werder Bremen in Austria on Saturday, where he received medical attention on the field before being taken to hospital in a trauma helicopter.

The 20-year-old recovered a stable heart rate and a CT scan earlier this week did not show any abnormalities, but Ajax confirmed in a statement on Thursday that he had suffered serious and permanent brain damage.