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A Fan Threw An Object Which Fatally Struck Ebosse (Photo credit: JSKabylie website)
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Cameroonian
striker Albert Ebosse has died after being hit in the head by an object thrown
from the stands during an Algerian league game, his club JS Kabylie have
announced.
The
24-year-old was fatally struck by a projectile at the end of JS Kabylie's
meeting with USM Alger in Tizi Ouzou, Press Association reports.
A
statement published on Kabylie's website on Saturday read: "The Ministry
of Interior and Local Government, speaking through minister Tayeb Belaiz, has
given an instruction to open an investigation into the circumstances
surrounding the death of Albert Ebosse.
"The
JSK player succumbed to a head injury after being hit in the head at the end of
the meeting with USM Alger."
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Albert Ebosse Was Killed During An Algerian League
Game
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Ebosse
had scored Kabylie's goal in a match that finished as a 2-1 home defeat to USM
Alger.
Reacting
to the news of Ebosse's death, USM Alger published a statement on their own
club website.
It
read: "JS Kabylie's Cameroonian striker has lost his life after being hit
in the head by something launched from the stands.
"This
terrible news is saddening for football in our nation and in Cameroon and
arrives like a bombshell just hours after the meeting with USM Alger which was
played (on Saturday) in Tizi Ouzou.
"In
these painful circumstances, USM Alger and its members send their deepest
condolences to the family of the deceased and to JS Kabylie. May Albert Ebosse
rest in peace."
Ebosse played for Coton
Sport FC, Unisport Bafang and Douala AC in his homeland before moving to
Malaysian club Perak FA in 2012. He signed for JS Kabylie in July 2013.
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