Solo Nqweni Explained

Solo Nqweni
Birth Date:	20 October 1993
Birth Place:	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Date:	21 September 2016
Source:	ESPNcricinfo

Solo Nqweni (born 20 October 1993) is a South African first-class cricketer.^[1] He was included in Eastern Province's squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup.^[2] In September 2018, he was named in Eastern Province's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.^[3]

In July 2019, while playing club cricket for Aberdeenshire Cricket Club, Nqweni became ill with a mystery illness, before it was diagnosed as Guillain–Barré syndrome.^[4] He spent the next five months in a Scottish hospital before he was well enough to return home to South Africa in January 2020.^[5] The following month, the South Africa cricket team pledged 50,000 rand to help with Nqweni's rehabilitation.^[6] In May 2020, Nqweni announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Solo Nqweni . 21 September 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
2. Web site: Eastern Province Squad . 21 September 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
3. Web site: Eastern Province Squad . ESPN Cricinfo . 12 September 2018.
4. Web site: Aberdeenshire cricketer battling serious illness says it would "mean the world" to be reunited with his baby son . Press and Journal . 8 January 2020 . 9 January 2020.
5. Web site: South African cricketer stricken by Guillain-Barré syndrome set to return home . ESPN Cricinfo . 9 January 2020.
6. Web site: South Africa cricketers pledge 50,000 Rand for Solo Nqweni's rehabilitation . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 February 2020.
7. Web site: South African allrounder Solo Nqweni announces news of positive coronavirus test . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 May 2020.