“He was zigzagging”
Ex-Premier League player suffers heart attack in car
Just months after ending his football career due to illness, Enock Mwepu has now suffered a heart attack while driving.
Published: 19 minutes ago
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Updated: 13 minutes ago
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Enock Mwepu (25) is said to have suffered a heart attack while driving in his native Zambia.
Last October, Zambian footballer Enock Mwepu (25) announced his retirement after being diagnosed with an inherited heart disease. The doctors at his club Brighton & Hove Albion said at the time that the risk of suffering a heart attack was too high if he continued his career.
But this is exactly what is said to have happened: As the Zambian newspaper “Zambian Observer” reports, Mwepu collapsed while driving in his home country. “He started zigzagging,” an eyewitness told the newspaper. He then managed to bring the vehicle to a standstill, but is said to have collapsed shortly afterwards.
Advisor gives a slight all-clear
Mwepu was finally taken to the hospital by a first responder with a suspected heart attack. On the same evening, however, his advisor Lee Kawanu was able to give the all-clear: “The information I have is that he is okay,” he told the US television channel ESPN.
Mwepu made 27 appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion, registering three goals and seven assists. In addition, the midfielder, who was nicknamed “Computer” because of his passing accuracy, also played for the Austrian series champions RB Salzburg. (bjl)
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