🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: On July 8, 2017, Abdelhak Nouri collapsed on the pitch during a match. More than nine years later, his brother has opened up about Abdelhak’s condition today, sharing a deeply personal insight into how he is doing now: 🗣️ On Abdelhak’s current condition: “He is doing well, he is stable. Especially when we compare it to the beginning. When my brother came back to the Netherlands after the incident, that was a very strange period. Compared to then, things are MUCH better now.” “He still has difficult and tough moments, but we are happy that he is still with us and that we are able to take care of him.” 🗣️ On his consciousness and daily rhythm: “He has moments when he is awake and moments when he sleeps. He has a day and night rhythm, but it’s not always as it should be.” “Sometimes he completely switches his days around, so he doesn’t really have a fixed rhythm. Usually that happens because something is bothering him.” 🗣️ On communicating with Abdelhak: “There is a form of communication, but he doesn’t speak like you and I do.” “We are convinced that he understands EVERYTHING.” “We try to read him and understand him. Over time, you learn to know him in a different way.” 🗣️ On dedicating his life to caring for his brother: “I put everything else aside. Taking care of my brother requires so much time and attention that it’s almost impossible to do anything else alongside it.” “I do it with all my LOVE, and the same goes for all of our family members.” 🗣️ On his hope for Abdelhak’s future: “As long as he is alive, EVERYTHING is possible.” “We believe that there is a healer. He has shown us that from the moment things went wrong until now.” 🗣️ On Abdelhak smiling again after three years: “Normally, you don’t really think about someone’s smile. But the first smile my brother showed after THREE YEARS was impossible to describe.” “We were together with the family and someone said something funny. He spontaneously started laughing with us.” “To this day, his smile has a completely different meaning compared to other people’s smiles.” “It was a kind of confirmation that he knew who we were and that he UNDERSTOOD us.” 🗣️ On the relationship with Ajax: “People from Ajax still visit us DAILY and show us so much love.” “We also still go to Ajax matches as often as possible. We have three season tickets, so we go to almost every match.” “We have always been Ajax supporters, so we will continue going.” 🗣️ On Abdelhak still watching Ajax: “When possible, Abdelhak also watches Ajax.” “He sits with us in the living room and we watch Ajax together.” “It makes him VERY HAPPY.”