Rudy Ndey


Rudy Guélord Bhebey-Ndey is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a forward for AC Léopards.

International career

In January 2014, coach Claude Leroy invited Bhebey-Ndey to be a part of the Congo national squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Ghana, drawing with Libya, and defeating Ethiopia.

Spinal cord injury

Bhebey-Ndey suffered a career-ending spinal cord injury on 26 July 2015, in a match against Zamalek SC in the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup. He arrived at the hospital with "serious damage to his spinal column between his fifth and sixth vertebra, a blow to the spinal cord, breathing difficulties and ."
After emergency surgery, he was sent to France to help speed up his recovery. The injury has rendered him tetraplegic and put a stop to his career.

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