Ex-Ghana captain Emmanuel Quarshie has developed early stages of Parkinson's disease, a shock medical report in Egypt has been revealed to MTNFootball.com.
The former Zamalek player arrived in Cairo on Tuesday, at the invitation of the club's president Mamdouh Abass, to undergo treatment for what he thought was lung cancer.
But doctors have in the Egyptian capital have revealed that the former national star's ailment is far from what was originally thought to be affecting him.
He underwent tests at a Cairo hospital on Wednesday which revealed the severity of his illness but doctors in one of the top hospitals in Egypt say they will offer him effective treatment.
"Quarshie showed the early signs of Parkinson's disease and not lung cancer,” a top Zamalek official told MTNFootball.com on condition of anonymity.
"The doctors say it is possible for him to respond to treatment in the coming days, which will make him recover from the illness."
Quarshie was living in Ghana thinking he was suffering from lung cancer until Zamalek arrived in the country to play Berekum Chelsea in the Champions League.
Zamalek chief Abass worried over the plight of the player, who helped them to win several titles including the Champions League, paid for the midfielder to travel to Egypt for effective treatment.
Quarshie was the captain of Ghana's national team that won their last Nations Cup title in 1982.
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May Allah reward you for the good jop on this guy,even though they earned their salary while playing but at least when it comes to a time when the person cannot afford to bear his expenses due to illness, then we need to give him a helping hand,but we have different mentalities in Ghana,they will only use the money when it is a family member or a TRIBE OF THEM,then the media will shout it out to the Govt for help.But if you are not from that tribe, who cares for you??? We all know this in Ghana,...