CAF official dies in stampede at Nigeria-Ghana game in 2022 WCQ

Date:

An official of the Confederation of African Football has died, following the disturbances that followed the aftermath of the Nigeria – Ghana FIFA World Cup qualifier in Abuja on Tuesday night.

Dr. Joseph Kabungo, a Zambian medical practitioner, is reported that have lost consciousness after he was beaten and stepped on as fans tried to make their way out of the stadium due to the stampede.

He was CAF’s designated Doping Officer for the game between Ghana and Nigeria.

In a post on Twitter by British-Nigerian journalist Osasu Obayiuwana, his death was confirmed after he was rushed to the hospital.

 

Ghanaian journalist, Collins Atta Poku, who watched the whole incident unfold, tweeted that Dr. Kabungo’s misfortune was occassioned by the roudy crowd who beat and stepped on him in the midst of the melee.

Share post:

Subscribe

Popular

Workers of GHA threaten another strike over unaddressed demands.

The Senior Staff Association of the Ghana Highway Authority...

Election 2024 Poll: Bawumia 49.1%, Mahama 45.8%.

A latest scientific survey on the December 7, 2024...

Election 2024: Mahama promises Agricultural University for Afram Plains.

Former President and flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress...

GFA dissolves Black Stars management committee apologises for inability to qualify for AFCON.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has apologised for the...

More like this
Related