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Update: Fabrice Muamba breathing independently recognizes family
“All your prayers are working people thank u so so much,” Shauna Magunda wrote on Twitter. “Every prayer makes him stronger. To God be the glory.”
The couple has a 3-year-old son, Joshua, and became engaged on Valentine’s Day.
Bolton manager Owen Coyle said earlier Monday that Muamba, who has played 33 matches for England’s under-21 team, had been putting up a “brave fight.”
“There is a real hope he can come through this. When situations like this occur there is a real strength, a real unity, a real togetherness, that has given the family an incredible energy,” Coyle said outside the east London hospital. “That source of energy that everyone is giving off is really bringing them together as a family, and that is important for Fabrice’s well-being.”
Muamba, a former Arsenal and Birmingham player, fled to England with his family in 1999 to escape the civil war in Congo.
“When you look what he has come through in his life, already he is a natural fighter. He is a physically fit young man,” Coyle said. “If those things can help at all, it will be a source of help and encouragement.”
FIFA President Sepp Blatter wrote to Bolton chairman Phil Gartside on Monday to wish Muamba “strength as he continues to fight to recover.”
“Moments like these show us what is truly important in life and also illustrate the great solidarity that exists between football fans in times of trouble,” Blatter wrote. “The football family’s thoughts and prayers are with Fabrice’s family, club and loved ones at this difficult time.”
