{"id":27573,"date":"2022-10-11T15:03:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/brighton-midfielder-mwepu-forced-to-retire-with-heart-condition"},"modified":"2022-10-11T15:20:35","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T15:20:35","slug":"brighton-midfielder-mwepu-forced-to-retire-with-heart-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/brighton-midfielder-mwepu-forced-to-retire-with-heart-condition","title":{"rendered":"Brighton midfielder Mwepu forced to retire with heart condition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to retire from football at the age of 24 because of a hereditary heart condition.<\/p>\n

The Premier League club said Mwepu would be at an \u201cextremely high risk of suffering a potentially fatal cardiac event\u201d if he continued playing.<\/p>\n

Mwepu had recently fallen ill on a trip with the Zambia national team to Mali.<\/p>\n

He was unable to train after arriving in West Africa last month and spent four days in hospital.<\/p>\n

Mwepu had tests on his return to England and Brighton said the results meant the \u201conly option\u201d was for him to retire.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese 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,\u201d Brighton said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cSadly, 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mwepu said he was retiring with \u201csadness\u201d, adding he had lived his dream by reaching the Premier League but that \u201csome dreams come to an end\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is, however, not the end of my involvement in football, I plan to stay involved in some capacity,\u201d he said in a statement on Twitter,<\/p>\n

The versatile player joined Brighton from Red Bull Salzburg on a four-year deal for an fee reported to be \u00a318m in July 2021.<\/p>\n

He scored three goals in 27 appearances for the club and last played in the 5-2 win over Leicester City in September.<\/p>\n

Brighton\u2019s head of medicine and performance Adam Brett said: \u201cIt 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven this is Enock\u2019s career and a decision that can\u2019t be taken lightly, we have taken our time to be as thorough as possible, completed advanced cardiac investigations and collaborated with clinical experts to gain the best second opinions for Enock.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will be helping him make sure the condition is managed with the appropriate treatment for him to otherwise live a long and healthy life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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