Fahad
Musanan, 24, was watching the Premier League clash with friends in Uganda when
he fainted as Lampard slotted home with minutes to play. His friends rushed him
to hospital but the 24-year-old, himself a professional footballer in the
Ugandan Premier League, was pronounced dead upon his arrival at Bombo Military
Hospital.
“He has been a passionate fan of Chelsea
and would do anything for the club,” Musanan’s friend Gerald Bagoole told
Kawowo news agency. We trained with him on Sunday morning, had lunch together. Kawowo
reported: “Being a staunch Chelsea die-hard, it is believed shock might have
led to his heart failure and complications.”
Fred Kajoba, Musanan’s coach at Simba FC,
confirmed Musanan had made no complaint during Sunday’s training session. The
Federation of Uganda Football Associations (Fufa) released a statement on their
website moments after the player’s death on Sunday evening. Fufa is in shock
after receiving news about the sudden death of Simba FC player Musana Fahad in
Bombo this evening,” read the statement. The body is currently at the Bombo
Barracks Hospital. Burial arrangements will be communicated later. Last year a
Ugandan Arsenal fan lost his house after placing a bet that the north London
side would beat Manchester United. Chelsea had been leading title rivals City
thanks to Andre Schurrle’s strike until Lampard struck against the side he
faithfully served for over ten years.
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