Brighton's Mwepu retires due to heart issue
BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has retired from soccer at the age of 24 because of a hereditary heart condition, the Premier League club said Monday.
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Brighton defender Mwepu ends career due to heart condition
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 condition, the Premier League club said in a statement on Monday (Oct 10).
Brighton's Mwepu forced to retire from football with heart condition
Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to retire at the age of just 24 after he was diagnosed with a hereditary heart condition, the Premier League club announced on Monday.
Enock Mwepu: Brighton player forced to retire from football due to hereditary heart condition
Enock Mwepu has been forced to retire from football after being diagnosed with a hereditary heart condition. The condition would put the 24-year-old Brighton player at an extremely high risk of suffering a cardiac arrest if he continued to play competitive football. Ad Mwepu was taken ill during the September international break when he was set to join up with Zambia and spent a period in hospital in Mali, before conducting cardiac tests in Brighton.
Brighton defender Enock Mwepu ends career due to heart condition
Brighton said Mwepu's condition, which was not previously evident on regular cardiac screening, puts him at an extremely high risk of suffering a potentially fatal cardiac event if he were to continue playing the game competitively. Mwepu fell ill during the recent international break while on a flight to join up with the Zambian team which he captains. After a period in a hospital in Mali, he returned to Brighton for further tests which revealed his condition.
Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu forced to retire due to heart condition
Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has retired from football at the age of 24 after being diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening heart condition.
Brighton's Mwepu retires at 24 due to heart condition
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 condition.
Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu forced to retire aged 24 due to heart condition
Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has been forced to end his playing career aged just 24 due to a hereditary heart condition.