bombshell in the Premier League and in African football. Enock Exclusion, volante del Brightonhas retired from professional football at the age of 24 due to a heart problem.
The midfielder fell ill on a trip to Mali with his national team in the last international match, was unable to join team training and spent four days in hospital.
His hereditary heart condition, if he continued to play football, would carry “an extreme risk risk of fatal cardiac arrest,” Brighton said in a statement.
His last game was on September 4, in his team’s 5-2 victory over Leicester. In that game, from the start, he assisted the goal of the Ecuadorian Moises Caicedo and saw -one from inside and another already replaced- two goals from Alexis Mac Allister.
Enock Mwepu missed his last two matches for the Zambian national team. Something was coming…
They had paid him 23 million euros a year ago
Mwepu arrived at Brighton last winter, from Salzburg and in exchange for just over 20 million pounds (23 million euros). With Brighton he has played 27 games, including seven this season.
“A little boy from Zambia stayed strong in his dream of playing football at the highest level and by the grace of God, he lived this dream by playing in the Premier League,” Mwepu said in a statement. “Some dreams come to an end, with sadness I have to announce that I need to hang up my boots because of the medical advice I have received,” he said.. The African assured that, although this is his final as a footballer, he plans to continue to be involved in football in some way.
“We are all devastated for Enock. He and his family have lived through a traumatic few weeks. As a club, we will give him all the love, help and support possible so that he fully recovers and can decide what his next step in life is going to be.” Brighton chairman Tony Bloom said.
