The Arsenal attacker shared a photo in the hospital and acknowledged that he had complicated days due to the severe discomfort caused by the disease.
Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang reported on his social media that he contracted malaria while participating with the Gabonese national team in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying rounds.
Via his official Instagram account, The Gunners attacker shared a photo in the hospital and revealed that he is feeling much better thanks to the help of the doctors although he acknowledged that he was having difficult days due to the severe discomfort caused by malaria.
“Hi guys, thank you for all the messages and calls. Unfortunately I got malaria a few weeks ago when I fulfilled a call from the national team in Gabon. I was in the hospital for a few days this week, but I already feel so much now. better every week day thanks to the excellent doctors who discovered and treated the virus so quickly I really didn’t feel the same for the past two weeks but soon I will be back stronger than ever We will see the guys now, a great game for us! We are going to look for victory ”, wrote.
Aubameyang, 31, started in the qualifying bet for the African League against CongoThe attacker played the 90 minutes of the game that was played in Franceville, Gabon, but did not qualify for the game against Angola.
After his commitment to the Gabon National Team, Pierre-Emerick, who is the captain of the ‘Gunners’, took part in Arsenal’s 0-3 defeat to Liverpool in the Premier League, but was no longer available for the last game. week. against Sheffield United.
Malaria is a “potentially deadly disease caused by parasites transmitted to humans by the bite of infected female mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles,” according to the World Health Organization, and more than 200 million cases were reported worldwide two years ago. .