By Akinwale Kasali
The family of former Ajax Football Club of Netherlands Youngster, Abdelhak Nouri, has taken legal action against the Dutch Club Side for terminating the contract of the footballer.
Nouri had severely damaged his brain, and has been in coma since collapsing, three seasons ago, the Dutch Daily De Telegraaf said Tuesday.
The club intervened ahead of the July 1 date when the contract was due to be renew for the 22-year-old who had collapsed while warming up for a pre-season friendly against German club, Werder Bremen in July 2017.
Known to fans and teammates as Appie, Nouri, joined the Amsterdam club aged seven, and developed into a teenage sensation.
In 2018, Ajax agreed to pay for his medical care for life due to the player’s inability to live independently, following his debilitating brain damage.
The Club has however backed out of the initial plan to cater for the player for life, forcing his family to file a suit against the club. It was determined that the player had received inadequate care after his collapse which was triggered by heart problems, querying the rationale behind the club’s decision to terminate his contract as against the previous agreement.
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