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Cheikhou Kouyaté retirement

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Former West Ham midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté has announced his retirement, Sport Witness reports.

Kouyaté says a doctor advised him to stop playing after a medical examination at Anderlecht. He says a heart condition had been monitored throughout his time in England.

No-Guff Summary

  • Sport Witness reports that Kouyaté announced his retirement on Senegalese station Walf TV.
  • Kouyaté says a doctor advised him to stop playing after an Anderlecht medical examination.
  • He says a heart condition had been monitored during his spells at West Ham, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest.
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Kouyaté announces retirement after doctor's advice

Cheikhou Kouyaté has called time on his playing career. Sport Witness reports that the former West Ham midfielder announced his retirement on Senegalese station Walf TV.

Kouyaté said, in comments relayed via SeneWeb by Sport Witness, that a doctor advised him to stop playing after a medical examination at Anderlecht. He said he had lived with a heart condition from birth and that it was monitored every six months while he played in England, including at West Ham. Sport Witness says he made 147 appearances for the Hammers between 2014 and 2018.

Sources

  • Sport Witness (opens in a new tab) — Reports that former West Ham midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté has announced his retirement after a doctor advised him to stop playing following a medical examination at Anderlecht. Kouyaté said he had a heart condition monitored during his time in England.
  • Knees up Mother Brown (opens in a new tab) — Reports that Cheikhou Kouyate says he played with a lifelong heart condition during his four years at West Ham, where he underwent medical checks every six months. It also reports that doctors at Anderlecht advised him to stop playing and that he has retired.
  • Claret&Hugh (opens in a new tab) — Reports that former West Ham midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté retired at 36 after an Anderlecht doctor advised him to stop playing because of a congenital heart condition.
  • talkSPORT (opens in a new tab) — Reports that former West Ham midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate has retired after a doctor advised him to stop playing following an Anderlecht medical, and recounts his account of living with a heart condition throughout his career.
  • Football.London (opens in a new tab) — Reports that former West Ham midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté says he played with a heart condition throughout his career, kept it from his family, and retired after a doctor advised him to stop following a medical ahead of a possible Anderlecht return.
  • The West Ham Way (opens in a new tab) — Reflects on Cheikhou Kouyaté’s West Ham career after his retirement and reports, citing talkSPORT, that he played with a heart condition he had had since birth.