RIGOBERT SONG AIRLIFTED TO FRANCE AFTER EMERGING FROM COMA

Former Cameroon international Rigobert Song has been flown from Cameroon to France for further treatment after coming out of a two-day coma. He was admitted to Yaounde Central Hospital on Sunday after falling unconscious.
On Tuesday he waved to fans outside the Yaounde Emergency Centre as he was taken away to the airport.

Rigobert Song

Yaounde Emergency Centre director Dr. Louis Joss Bitang A Mafok said Song had suffered a "cerebral hemorrhage".
Cameroon Health Minister Andre Mama Fouda offered his support: "Song has departed to Pitie Salpetriere hospital in Paris, where he will continue treatment. I am grateful to the Head of State Honorable Paul Biya for instructing the government to take the necessary measures to ensure that Song recovers.’’

"We hail the professionalism of medical doctors in Cameroon and we continue to pray for a safe trip for Rigobert Song and that he should recover very fast," he added.
On Tuesday, Dr. Mafok confirmed Song had "come out of his coma and the oxygen has been disconnected", adding "his high blood pressure has returned to normal and the cerebral haemorrhage has been controlled.

In a career spanning from 1993 to 2010, Song represented Cameroon 137 times. He enjoyed spells in England with Liverpool and West Ham, and ended his career with Turkish club Trabzonspor.
Former Cameroon team-mate Samuel Eto'o tweeted in French: "I wish you courage and a speedy recovery big brother."

Ex-Liverpool players Jamie Carragher, Stan Collymore and Robbie Fowler have also sent messages of support, while Liverpool club tweeted: "Our thoughts are with Rigobert Song and his family at this time."