Paulo Henrique Ganso
He did better and until the 23rd matchday the club was at the top of the table, but after seven games without a win they fell to sixth place. He led the club towards the Italian top. Instead, he sent Bernabéu in the direction of his former teammate. Only on the last matchday against Austria was a place in the quarterfinals achieved with a 1 – 0 win. In the opening game against Israel U17, which was won 3-2, Nouri started in the starting line-up and opened the scoring after 20 minutes. Based on their advisors, Ajax immediately announced that it disclaimed liability. On June 25, 2018, Ajax took full responsibility, through General Manager Van der Sar. On June 4, 2018, Nouri's family announced that they would engage the arbitration committee of the KNVB to determine Ajax's responsibility and liability for the injury Nouri allegedly suffered due to poor treatment. On January 5, 2018, daily newspaper NRC reported that the KNVB had known since 2014 that Nouri had a heart condition.
He was bedridden and unable to move, but sometimes moments of communication were possible with Nouri expressing himself through his eyebrows. According to the family, this information would have been shared with the club, but not with them. However, the club indicated that it would respect any negative outcome of the case. Crucially, Van der Sar mentioned a photo of Nouri, which was taken shortly after the collapse and which was previously unknown to the club. The cardiologists concluded that the focus of the treatment had been on clearing the airway for too long and that Nouri's heart circulation should have been examined earlier. The defibrillator that was eventually present was also deployed too late; if that had happened earlier, brain damage might have been prevented. Nouri was released from the hospital and was cared for at home. On March 26, 2020, De Wereld Draait Door devoted a full broadcast to Nouri. For the 2019/20 season, Ajax no longer listed Nouri as a member of the first team selection, but he kept number 34. His contract with Ajax formally expired on July 1, 2020.
Trainer Marcel Keizer, who was replaced by Erik ten Hag before Christmas, referred several times to the impression Nouri's accident had made on himself and the selection. Nouri scored two goals in this match. The fourth participant in this group Mexico achieved a draw (against Wales) for the first time in four participations in a World Cup, but otherwise had no chance in this group. The next day, during the warm-up of the preliminary round Champions League match against Ajax, all OGC Nice players wore a white shirt with the inscription Stay Strong Appie. When the shirt numbers were announced for the 2017/18 season, Nouri kept his shirt number 34. On August 2, 2017, at the return match against OGC Nice, large banners with Nouri's prints were unrolled on the outside of the stadium. A day later, during the opening match of the European Championship women's football in Stadium Galgenwaard in Utrecht, Nouri was also applauded for a minute in the 34th minute. In the 34th minute, the game was stopped and Nouri was applauded for a minute.
On August 12, in the first match of the Eredivisie season, Nouri was again applauded in the 34th minute in Ajax's away match against Heracles Almelo. Nouri then made his debut for the Netherlands under-19 during the European Championship qualifier against Andorra under 19. ↑ Masahiko Inoha (Kashima Antlers) and Takuya Honda (Kashima Antlers) debut for Japan. ↑ Kasem, Khalid, Abdelhak Nouri – An unfulfilled dream. ↑ Red card: 18. Ihor Zhabchenko (Ukraine). The selection wore special shirts with number 34 and Nouri's father and brother were involved in the ceremony on the Museumplein. The first Nouri trophy was handed over by Donny van de Beek to Ryan Gravenberch, in the presence of Nouri's brother and father. Nouri was included in the squad for the European Under-19 Championship in Greece by Aron Winter. In May 2019, Ajax dedicated its 34th national title to Abdelhak Nouri, who was still under contract with the club and listed in the first team squad. In the dressing room, Sofyan Amrabat held up Nouri's shirt, while the rest of the squad chanted his name.