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Heart to heart: The story of Nnamdi Ofoborh's three-year fight for his professional career

On World Heart Day, The Moonraker asks Ofoborh about his first full pre-season in four years, and gets a very personal account of how his world was turned...

28.09.24, 21:19 Updated 05.06.25, 20:08 12 Minute Read

Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead

It was in late 2020 when Nnamdi Ofoborh’s world began to turn upside down.

Ofoborh was training with Bournemouth when he suddenly became short of breath, for no apparent reason. His heartbeat accelerated. He felt light-headed.

These symptoms lasted for no more than 30 seconds but set in motion a chain of events which would see Ofoborh shuttled between cardiologist and cardiologist in an attempt to diagnose why he was prone to such episodes, eventual surgery, and the long road back to first-team football.

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Sam Morshead

Sam Morshead is the founder and editor of The Moonraker. He was previously the chief sports writer at the Swindon Advertiser, head of sport at Total Swindon, and has been a Swindon Town fan since 1994.

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