Rigobert Song fighting for life in hospital after suffering stroke

Rigobert Song (centre) has been working as the manager of Chad since October 2015

Former Liverpool and West Ham United defender Rigobert Song is fighting for his life after suffering a stroke in Cameroon.

Song, 40, was taken to hospital in Yaoude, the Cameroon capital, after suffering from a brain aneurysm and is reportedly in a critical condition.

He made 35 appearances for Liverpool before joining West Ham in November 2000. He went on to play for Galatasaray, Lens, Metz and Trabzonspor before retiring in 2010.

He is Cameroon's most capped player, a gold medal at the 2000 Olympics being the high point of his 137-match international career.

Song in action during the 2010 World Cup in South Africa

Rigobert is the uncle of former Arsenal and Barcelona midfielder Alex Song, and is currently the manager of the Chad national team.

Former Liverpool team-mates Jamie Carragher and Robbie Fowler paid tribute on social media, __with Carragher saying: "Hope everything ends up okay."

Fowler said: "My thoughts __with Rigobert Song and family. I hope he pulls through."