Diego Maradona has been discharged from a hospital in Dubai after having kidney stones removed. Maradona’s club, Al Wasl, says the coach and former Argentina great was told he could leave the hospital and recuperate at home.
‘Maradona has been cleared after undergoing a successful operation to remove his kidney stones and will be discharged from hospital,’ read the statement, posted on Twitter.
The club said earlier: ‘Maradona watched the Shj [Sharjah] v Baniyas match from his room in the hospital straight after surgery & started planning for the next match vs Shj.’
Maradona complained of abdominal pains on Sunday and was taken to a local hospital, where doctors determined he needed surgery to remove kidney stones.
He coached Al Wasl to a 2-1 victory over Al Ahli on Saturday night.
Maradona took over at Al Wasl in May. The club’s next match is on January 23 against Sharjah.
Source: dailymail.co.uk