Frida Maanum WON’T join up with Norway for international duty against Finland, Arsenal confirm, after the 24-year-old collapsed during League Cup win over Chelsea
- Frida Maanum collapsed during Arsenal’s League Cup final victory over Chelsea
- She will not play for Norway against Finland because the Arsenal staff are looking after her
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Frida Maanum will not link up with the Norwegian national team ahead of their Euro 202 qualifier against Finland on Friday.
Arsenal’s medical staff are still monitoring her and she is in stable condition.
The 24 year old collapsed in the 95th minute and required oxygen dduring a nine-minute stoppage at Molineux as Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 on Easter Sunday. Stina Blackstenius scored the winner in the 116th minute.
Norway plays against Finland on Friday and travels to the Netherlands next Tuesday. Maanum has not been publicly banned from making the final game.
A statement from Arsenal said: ‘Frida Maanum will be closely monitored by our medical team at Arsenal this week and will therefore not meet the Norwegian national team for their match on Friday. We are working closely with the Norwegian medical team.”
Frida Maanum will not come to Norway for the match against Finland on Friday, but could be available for the match against the Netherlands
24-year-old Maanum fell to the grass in the 95th minute of the League Cup final in Molineux on Easter Sunday
‘Maanum is reportedly stable and doing well, but following her collapse she will undergo further tests this week.’
Norway manager Gemma Grainger said: ‘Arsenal’s medical department wants to do some further observations and tests on Thursday.
‘We are in discussions with both Arsenal and Frida and are monitoring the situation closely. The health of the players will always come first.
‘A decision on whether Frida Maanum can join the national team at this meeting will not be made until Friday.’
Arsenal said on Tuesday that Maanum was doing well, did not lose consciousness or need to go to hospital, and was traveling back to London with her teammates.
Maanum’s mother Liz-Heidi Leonardsen told Norwegian newspaper VG that she is doing well after Sunday’s panic and is being monitored by Arsenal’s medical staff, who are carrying out tests to determine the cause.
Norway is included in group 1 for the European Championship qualification, together with Finland, the Netherlands and Italy. They host Finland in Oslo on Friday evening, after which they travel to Breda on Tuesday to face the Netherlands.
Maanum, who plays as a midfielder or defender, has made 77 appearances for her country, scoring 14 goals.
She was immediately attended to by club doctors and paramedics, who rushed onto the pitch
Maanum played 77 times for Norway, which is in group one for European Championship qualification
Jonas Eidevall and the Arsenal bench watched anxiously as Maanum was treated
After Arsenal’s 1-0 extra-time win over Chelsea, Eidevall said: ‘I was able to have a conversation with her, but not about a medical perspective.
“I just checked with her how she’s doing and told her we won and I have some understanding of the next steps, but I don’t have a medical update.
“She will travel back with the team and we will provide an update afterwards.”
Eidevall was the first to see that Maanum needed urgent treatment before Arsenal left-back Katie McCabe rushed to her side and called for medics to quickly enter the field.
The reason for Maanum’s collapse is still unknown, but it was said that she was reacting and talking after the match and will remain under the supervision of Arsenal’s medical team.
