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Striker dies after collapsing in Gabonese league
LIBREVILLE, March 4, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A player in the Gabonese first
division, Herman Tsinga, has died after collapsing during a game in
Libreville, local media reported on Monday.
Tsinga, a striker for Akanda FC, collapsed in the 23rd minute of the match
with Missile FC on Saturday, The Union daily newspaper reported.
The 30-year-old received a cardiac massage by a military doctor, but died
on his way to hospital.
An amateur video posted on Twitter showed the confused reaction after
Tsinga collapsed on the edge of the centre circle.
According to The Union, neither of the two ambulances at the scene had the
defibrillator or oxygen mask necessary “to save the life of the player”.
The death was the seventh in 12 years in Gabonese football, The Union
said. The match was part of the second round of the championship, which was
able to resume in February after a gap of eight months when Gabon Oil Company
agreed to sponsor the competition.
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