He collapsed after a duel: death of a 17-year-old teenager after a fall in the middle of a football match

Le football est confronté à une série inquiétante d’accidents mortels sur les terrains. MAXPPP

Un jeune footballeur algérien de 17 ans est décédé dimanche, neuf jours après avoir s’être effondré sur la pelouse en plein match lors d’un duel avec un adversaire.

A young 17-year-old Algerian footballer died on Sunday, nine days after collapsing on the pitch in the middle of a match during a duel with an opponent, local media reported on Monday.

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Wassim Djezzar player of the under-17 team of NRB Oued El Ma, playing in the regional league of Batna (south-east) collapsed on the lawn at the following a duel with an opponent, according to these sources. A video circulating on social networks shows the player falling following an involuntary blow received between the legs.

A private vehicle as an ambulance

His head hit the lawn and he did not regain consciousness. A private vehicle then entered the field to evacuate the player, no ambulance being present on site, contrary to what the regulations provide, according to the media.

The president of the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) Walid Sadi expressed his "great sadness"the unfortunate news of the tragic death of the young player Wassim Djezzar".