The Confederation of African Football, Caf, has sent its commeserative message to the family of Zambian Dr. Joseph Kabungo who died in Abuja on Tuesday.
There are controversies surrounding the death of a CAF/FIFA Medical Officer, Joseph Kabungo, who was in Nigeria for the second-leg World Cup playoff between Nigeria and Ghana.
There are controversies surrounding the death of a CAF/FIFA Medical Officer, Joseph Kabungo, who was in Nigeria for the second-leg World Cup playoff between Nigeria and Ghana in Abuja on Tuesday.
While some accounts said the Zambian doctor slumped and died while carrying out doping tests on the players, others said he was beaten to death in a stampede that ensued after the match.
Announcing the death of the football official via her verified Twitter page, Usher Komugisha, who is an award-winning African football journalist that has featured on Al Jazeera, BBC, CNN, ESPN, SuperSport & Sky Sports, tweeted, “Really sad that Zambian doctor Joseph Kabungo who was working as the CAF/FIFA Medical Officer at the Nigeria v Ghana game in Abuja yesterday was beaten by fans until he lost his consciousness. There were efforts to save his life but he didn’t make it. May his soul rest in peace.”Really sad that Zambian doctor Joseph Kabungo who was working as the CAF/FIFA Medical Officer at the Nigeria v Ghana game in Abuja yesterday was beaten by fans until he lost his consciousness. There were efforts to save his life but he didn’t make it.
Below is the full statement:
“CAF is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Zambian medical doctor and CAF Doping Officer, Dr Joseph Kabungo.
“CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe and the CAF family conveys deepest condolences to the family of Dr Kabungo and Football Association Zambia (FAZ).
“Dr Kabungo, a Zambian, passed on while he was on duty as a FIFA Doping Officer at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ qualifier match between Nigeria and Ghana in Abuja, Nigeria on Tuesday night, 29 March 2022.”
