Zambia star retires after hereditary heart condition diagnosis
A Zambia international star has been forced to retire from professional football after being diagnosed with hereditary heart condition.
A Zambia international star has been forced to retire from professional football after being diagnosed with hereditary heart condition.
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Enock Mwepu will no longer feature for Premier League outfit Brighton & Hove Albion after being medically advised to hang up his boots.
Mwepu, who is 24-years-old, last featured for Brighton on 4 September when he helped his side hammer Leicester City 5-1.
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The news was broken to the midfielder after several tests were conducted following his illness during the September international break.
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At the time, he felt unwell while on a plane to link up with his Zambian teammates, and he would spend some time in hospital in Mali.
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The doctors then advised Mwepu to not play football again as he would be putting his life at risk of cardiac arrest if he were to continue playing.
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“These tests have concluded that his illness is due to a hereditary cardiac condition, which manifests later in life and was not previously evident on regular cardiac screening,” the club said in a statement.
“Sadly, this can be exacerbated by playing sport so Enock has been advised that the only option, for the sake of his own safety, is for him to stop playing football.”
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