Mwepu

2022 - 10 - 10

Enock Mwepu

Brighton's Mwepu retires at 24 due to heart condition (RTE.ie)

Brighton and Hove Albion's Zambian midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to end his playing career aged 24 after being diagnosed with a hereditary heart ...

Mwepu fell ill during the recent international break while on a flight to join up with the Zambian team which he captains. "It is a terrible blow for Enock, but he has to put his health and his family first and this is the right choice, however difficult it is to quit the game he loves," said Adam Brett, Brighton's Head of Medicine and Performance. After a period in a hospital in Mali, he returned to Brighton for further tests which revealed his condition.

Brighton defender Mwepu ends career due to heart condition (Reuters)

Brighton & Hove Albion's Zambian midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to end his playing career aged 24 after being diagnosed with a hereditary heart ...

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu forced to retire at 24 due to high ... (Sky News)

The 24-year-old fell ill while on a flight to link up with his Zambia teammates in the international break last month and returned to Brighton to undergo ...

This is not the end of my involvement in football, I plan to stay involved in some capacity." "I am so sorry for Enock," Brighton manager Roberto De Zerbi said. "Before I arrived I looked at all the squad, and he was a player I was so excited and looking forward to working with. The 24-year-old fell ill while on a flight to link up with his Zambia teammates in the international break last month and returned to Brighton to undergo further cardiac tests after a period in hospital in Mali. "As a club we will give him all the love, help and support we possibly can to make a full recovery, and then as he decides on the next steps in his life." "He stood strong to follow his dream of playing football at the highest level and by the grace of God he lived his dream by reaching the Premier League.

Enock Mwepu and a career cruelly cut short by a hereditary heart ... (The Athletic)

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to retire at the age of 24 as a result of the diagnosis of a hereditary heart condition.

He is a fantastic person and whatever he does, he will succeed in his life. It’s been put into perspective by the shock and the sadness of Mwepu being forced to retire at the age of 24 with a hereditary heart condition. I think he has been lucky in as much as he is alive and well.

Zambian skipper Enock Mwepu retires at age 24 due to heart ... (Africanews English)

The condition, which can worsen over time, would put Enock at an extremely high risk of suffering a potentially fatal cardiac event, if he were to continue ...

He stood strong to follow his dream of playing football at the highest level, and by the grace of God he lived his dream by reaching the Premier League. “A boy from a small Zambian township called Chambishi has some news to share. Tony Bloom, chairman of Brighton, said: “We are all absolutely devastated for Enock.

Brighton: Why Mwepu was a joy to watch (BBC News)

The news that Enock Mwepu has been forced into retirement because of a hereditary heart condition at the age of only 24 has hit Brighton fans like a ...

And a lofted ball over the Brentford defence straight on to the foot of Leandro Trossard to do the rest. Mwepu had the potential to be world class. A 65-yard through pass hit with vision, precision and ideal weight to slice through the entire Cardiff team from right-back.