Abdelhak Nouri Woke Up From His Coma in 2020, Not Recently

Misbar investigated the circulating video and found the claim to be misleading.

This Video Shows Abdelhak Nouri’s Brother in 2017

The video does not show Abdelhak Nouri waving to fans after he woke up from the coma.

The video features Abdelhak Nouri’s brother waving to Ajax Amsterdam fans who gathered outside the player's family home to support them after the player suffered from an injury at that time.

The official Twitter account of the club published a series of scenes showing the fans supporting Nouri’s family.

Nouri’s brother can be seen at the end of the video waving to fans and crying.

Abdelhak Nouri Woke Up From His Coma in 2020

The news of the former player’s awakening is not recent.

On March 27, 2020, FIFA’s Arabic Twitter account tweeted that Nouri’s brother announced that his brother awoke from a coma.

Abdelhak Nouri’s Injury Ended His Football Career

Midfielder Nouri made his senior debut in 2016–17, but in 2017, he suffered a cardiac arrest during a preseason match against Werder Bremen in Austria, ending his playing career early.

Nouri's brain was severely and permanently damaged. Ajax eventually claimed responsibility for the consequences and recognized that the medical attention provided during the injury's acute phase on the field was inadequate.

After paying 7.85 million euros (£6.5 million) to the family of Abdelhak, Ajax announced that they had struck a deal with Nouri's family and that the procedures before an Arbitration Committee had been discontinued as a result of the amicable settlement.

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