BREAKING: Arsenal Captain, Pierre Aubameyang Is Sick [PHOTO]—-Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a striker and is the captain of both Premier League club Arsenal and the Gabon national team, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has revealed he has been suffering from Malaria since going on international duty with Gabon last month.
The Genius Media Nigeria reports that he also shared images from the hospital bed on his Instagram page.
The Arsenal striker, missed the clash at the weekend between Arsenal and Sheffield with an illness, with many thinking it was COVID-19 but the striker has now revealed that it was in fact Malaria which has been affecting him.
“I’m already feeling much better every day, thanks to the great doctors that detected and treated the virus so quickly,” Aubameyang said in a post on Instagram, alongside a photo of himself on a hospital bed.
“I wasn’t really feeling myself the last couple weeks but will be back stronger than ever soon!”
Since returning from international duty, he has played two games for Arsenal — against Liverpool in the Premier League on April 3 and against Slavia Prague in the Europa League last week.
He missed the win over Sheffield United in the league on Sunday and wasn’t part of the squad taking on Slavia in the second leg of the quarterfinals on Thursday.
