Soccer Football - Serie A - Fiorentina v Juventus - Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy - November 5, 2023 Fiorentina's Christian Kouame reacts REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini/File Photo
(Reuters) - Fiorentina winger Christian Kouame has been treated in hospital for malaria, the Italian Serie A club said on Wednesday.
The 26-year-old was in the Ivory Coast squad that won the recent Africa Cup of Nations and played in the quarter-finals.
"Christian has gone into hospital to receive treatment and will continue to be assessed over the coming days," Fiorentina said in a statement.
Fiorentina are seventh in Serie A with 38 points. Kouame has played 22 matches for them this season, scoring one goal and providing one assist.
(Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk, editing by Ed Osmond)
