Abdelhak Nouri, the former Ajax rising star who was forced into a coma after an on-field heart attack in 2017, is home and making progress in his recovery, his brother said.
Abderrahim Nouri told Dutch TV program De Wereld Draait Door that Abdelhak, who is affectionately known as Appie, has left the hospital and is able to communicate with his family, which is caring for him. Abdelhak Nouri collapsed during a preseason friendly vs. Werder Bremen in Austria in July 2017. Ajax admitted to substandard medical treatment on the field in the immediate moments after his cardiac episode, which resulted in severe brain damage.