The South African cricket team has made a substantial contribution towards helping the recovery of former Aberdeenshire professional, Solo Nqweni.
The Standard Bank Proteas have pledged their support for the 26-year-old by contributing R 50,000 towards his rehabilitation costs.
In July 2019, whilst playing club cricket in Aberdeen, Nqweni was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare but serious auto-immune disorder whereby the immune system attacks the nervous system.
After five months in intensive care at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, he returned home last month to undergo rehabilitation in Johannesburg. The cost of rehabilitation is significant and various fund-raising initiatives have been launched to assist him.
“Through the good and difficult times, players always stand together and this is no different. The decision to stand by Solo, as part of the cricket family was an easy one to make,” said Proteas Test captain, Faf du Plessis.
“On behalf of the Proteas, we would like to wish Solo all the best with his rehabilitation and we hope to see him on the field in the future,” added Quinton de Kock, the Proteas’ ODI captain, whose men drew 1-1 with England in a recent series.
He added: “We would like to thank Momentum Health, Aberdeenshire Cricket Club, the Proteas cricketers and everyone that has offered their support to Solo and his family through this challenging time.
“We would also like to acknowledge the work of Rob Humphries (Mr Nqweni’s agent) and JP van Wyk (SACA Player Services Manager) in assisting Solo over the past seven months. We remain committed to continuing our support of Solo going forward.”
