Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba has been discharged from hospital, almost a month to the day after he suffered a cardiac arrest during a game.

Midfielder Muamba collapsed on the pitch in the first half of Bolton's FA Cup quarter-final at Tottenham Hotspur on March 17, with the game subsequently being abandoned.

The former England Under-21 international received treatment on the field before being taken to the London Chest Hospital. It later emerged that it took 78 minutes for his heart to start working unassisted.

He was discharged from hospital and paid tribute to staff who cared for him.

In a joint statement, Barts Health NHS Trust and Bolton Wanderers confirmed Muamba, who turned 24 earlier this month, was discharged from hospital.

They also released a picture of the footballer shaking hands with Dr Andrew Deaner, the cardiologist and Tottenham fan who leapt from his seat in the crowd and rushed on to the pitch to help Muamba, as well as consultant cardiologist Dr Sam Mohiddin, both from Barts Health NHS Trust.

dotcom_na_me_na_me: Praise God and Thank God. We hope he can continue his football career

mama-gee:
I don't get why Chelsea gets the weakest teams in the English Premier League in their group.

Why don't they try matching Chelsea up with Liverpool and Arsenal?

Instead of Stoke City and Wigan.

Limaoscar: Thank You Jesus for sparing Fabrice's life!

I hope he can return to playing footie at least for next season

Denizsmart: Tank God he survived it, lucky him. If it were 9ja docs, we wud hav heard a different thing all together

Denizsmart: Tank God he survived it, lucky him. If it were 9ja docs, we wud hav heard a different thing all together

Denizsmart: Tank God he survived it, lucky him. If it were 9ja docs, we wud hav heard a different thing all together

stolen stone: mama fabrice, better carry your pikin go house! Flog am well-well anytime wey him leg near anything that looks like a leather ball! In short make him join choir for d local church wey dey una area. A word is enough.......