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Rigobert
Song (left) suffered the stroke while at home in Cameroon; the
40-year-old was rushed to hospital in Cameroon after suffering from a brain
aneurysm and is now in critical condition; Song played more than 100
times for Cameroon between 1993 and 2010 Getty Images
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Former Cameroonian
international Rigobert Song is in hospital after reportedly suffering a stroke,
the Press Association is reporting.
BBC Sport report continues:
Song,
who played for Liverpool and West Ham, and a coach employed by Cameroon's
national football federation, was taken to hospital in Yaounde, Cameroon.
A
member of Song's family in Cameroon disclosed that he was
unconscious.
Former Liverpool Star
Rigobert Song Fighting For Life After Stroke As Football Pledges Support
Meanwhile The Mirror UK reports that former Liverpool and
West Ham star Rigobert Song is fighting for his life after suffering a stroke.
The
40-year-old, who is former Arsenal man Alex Song's uncle, was rushed to
hospital in Cameroon after suffering from a brain aneurysm and is now in
critical condition, report the Liverpool Echo.
Song
joined Liverpool for £2.7m in January 1999, but played just 35 times for the
Reds before leaving for West Ham United in November 2000.
He also played for Galatasaray, Koln, Lens, Metz and Trabzonspor, winning 137 caps for Cameroon, including a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics.
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