How the tragedy of Appie Nouri changed Ajax for ever
(CNN)“You never know [how good he could have been],” says a visibly emotional Danny Blind, Ajax’s former manager and the head of its academy, as he remembers the impact Abdelhak Nouri had at the Dutch club.
It has been a year and a half since Nouri collapsed during a pre-season friendly against Werder Bremen in the summer of 2017, suffering serious and permanent brain damage. Apple, as he is known among his former teammates, was then just 20 years old.
If he’ll never play football again, Nouri is still very much in the minds of Ajax’s fans and the people that run the club. It is easier to remember when you refused to ever forget.
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