The midfielder of Montpellier Junior Sambia, the first Ligue 1 player officially contaminated with coronavirus, is on the road to recovery and is about to leave the hospital, said the Hérault club on Friday. "Everyone so happy that you're better." We hope to see you again on the field very soon, ”tweeted Montpellier.
The 23-year-old MHSC midfielder contracted the coronavirus last week before being hospitalized from Thursday at Arnaud Villeneuve hospital in Montpellier and being temporarily placed in an artificial coma. Junior Sambia is the first Ligue 1 player affected by the coronavirus. The South Korean Hyun-jun Suk, who plays in Troyes in Ligue 2, had become in March the first professional footballer officially positive at Covid-19 in France.
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The relay medium, a native of Lyon, had arrived in Hérault in 2017 from Niort. He is playing his third season in Montpellier, where he has never acquired a titular status. Sambia's hospitalization came at a time when the football authorities were considering a resumption of training on May 11 with a view to returning to competition on June 17.
Thursday, the board of directors of the Professional Football League (LFP) announced the end of the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 championships, following the speech Tuesday by Prime Minister Édouard Philippe ending the 2019-2020 sports season in because of health risks.
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Junior Sambia, MHSC midfielder, hospitalized in intensive care
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