A Christian Eriksen-like scenario happened in Qatar recently. Ousmane Coulibaly, a 32 years old Mali defender and a former AFCON bronze winner suffered a heart attack on the pitch when he was playing for Al-Wakkrah. The first one to help Coulibaly was former Real Madrid and Everton player James Rodriguez, who rushed to his aid and adjusted his head in order to allow the Malian to breathe before the medical team arrived to continue the treatment.James Rodriguez helped save the life of Ousmane Coulibaly after he suffered a cardiac arrest during a league game in Qatar.He ran over to adjust Ousmane’s head, allowing him to be able to breathe before medics rushed on to continue treatment.🙌 @jamesdrodriguez ❤️ pic.twitter.com/QJJx5ArV7m— Madrid Zone (@theMadridZone) January 13, 2022 Coulibaly posted an image of him in the hospital recovering from a life-threatening illness and paid tribute to James, who plays for Al-Rayyan, for his quick thinking in difficult circumstances.“On January 9 2022, I suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch just before end of the first-half. Many teams of people helped to revive me straight away after my collapse. Thanks to God and the work of those heroes, I was saved. Thanks to James Rodriguez who made the first move to adjust my head. Also to Al-Wakkrah team-mate Saoud Al-Khater who quickly signalled the medical team on” wrote Coulibali on his social media account.(4.20) GABON (3.10) GHANA (2.15)Qatar stars league released a statement shortly after an incident to confirm that Coulibaly indeed suffered a cardiac arrest. “During the QNB Stars League match between Al Rayyan and Al Wakrah on Saturday, Ousmane Coulibaly suffered a heart attack which required the intervention of medical and ambulance staff present at the venue” a short statement read.Currently, nobody knows what will happen to Coulibaly. The former Malian international is resting and in the future, it will be determined if he will be able to continue playing football, or will be forced into early retirement.
