Bolton footballer Fabrice Muamba “critical condition”

The 23-year-old Kinshasa-born player was rushed to hospital after harrowing scenes towards the end of the first half of an FA Cup quarter-final against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Saturday, when the midfielder slumped to the turf with no player near him. Sunday’s statement confirmed Muamba had suffered a cardiac arrest but added his heart had “eventually” started working. “He was admitted to the hospital Saturday evening after collapsing at White Hart Lane, where he sustained a cardiac arrest during the FA Cup Quarter Final against Tottenham Hotspur,” the statement said. Bolton footballer Fabrice Muamba was still in a “critical condition” in intensive care Sunday after suffering a cardiac arrest, a joint statement issued by the club and the London Chest Hospital said. “As is normal medical practice, Fabrice remains anaesthetised in intensive care and will be for at least 24 hours,” the statement added. “His condition continues to be closely monitored by the cardiac specialists at the hospital.”