By Etienne Mainimo Mengnjo,

Guinea international Abdoul Camara has been advice to stop playing football due to a heart condition. According to French website footmercato Abdoul Camara, 28-year-old is called to quit football with immediate effect.

Following reports, his French club Guingamp FC had announced that Abdoul would not play for the club again due to medical reasons.

Speaking in France, Abdoul Camara said, “I cannot go on because I’m at risk of cardiac arrest or dying on the pitch like a lot of other players,” he told French website footmercato

“We have to move on, even if it’s hard to accept. I’ve been waiting for the news for three weeks. I tried to stay strong just in case. Since I was 13, my life is football. I had struggled to come back after my cruciate ligament injury. And there, you are told that you will never wear a football shirt again,” Abdoul Camara stated.

To him, “we can say that it is an evil for a good. But I have not yet digested this. You can not digest that fast. I need time. Yes, it’s not like an injury where you can fight back. With this I can not do anything. Everything falls apart at that moment.”

Nevertheless, Guingamp says the management would continue to provide support for the player.

About the future, Camara.says “right now, I want to discover other sides of football. I have former coaches who have spoken to. Former club presidents have called me too.

After playing for Derby County, Abdoul Camara has played for Rennes and Sochaux, Greek club PAOK and Spanish side Mallorca.

Camara began his professional career in France and represented them at under-17, under-18 and under-21 level. He however, opted to play for Guinea as a senior international and featured 16 times for his country of birth, scoring four goals.