One of Zambia’s celebrated medical doctors has died after the Nigeria versus Ghana World Cup qualifying game on Tuesday night, when Nigerian fans started attacking Ghanaian players and staff on the field and caused a stampede.
It is not clear how Dr Joseph Kabungo died – there are some reports that he suffered a heart attack.
He was one of the medical personnel for the match in Abuja as Nigeria drew with their with their arch-rivals 1-1, leading to Ghana qualifying on the away goals rule.
Ugly scenes then ensued as angry Super Eagles fans peppered the opposite team with water bottles thrown from the stands as they left the pitch, with police reportedly using teargas to disperse the crowd.
The Nigerian authorities have yet to comment publicly on the incident.
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