Former Indomitable lions captain Rigobert Bahang Song  has been reported to have suffered a stroke  and battling  for his life at a Yaounde hospital.

The current head coach of the Chad National team was diagnosed with cerebral aneurysm  a life threatening  cerebrovascular condition where the blood vessels develops weakness

The 40-year-old was said to be at home when he fell ill and was immediately rushed to hospital, as reported by camfoot.com

The former West Ham  and Liverpool player  played for Cameroon between 1993 and 2010, featuring in four World Cups. He’s the uncle of Rubin Kazan’s Alex Song, who also played for Arsenal ,West Ham,Charlton and Barcelona.

He holds the unique record of being one of two players to have been sent off in two different World Cups, along with France’s Zinedine Zidane. Song is also the youngest person to have ever been sent off in the tournament, after he received a red card playing against Brazil aged 17.

He retired after the 2010 World Cup aged 34, and has since gone on to manage Chad’s national team

soka25east wishes the african hero a quick recovery