AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Medical Committee Chairman, Dr Dato Gurucharan Singh, agreed that it would be best for Anwar Ali to refrain from participating in competitive sports due to his ‘congenital heart condition’, Goal has learnt.
He was found to be suffering from left apical ventricular hypertrophy which constituted a significant health risk for the player, as per numerous reports.
In a report submitted to the AIFF (All India Football Federation), Dato Gurucharan Singh has mentioned four key messages which substantiate that playing football professionally constitutes a health risk for the youngster who had represented India at the 2017 U17 World Cup.