Cameroon international Samuel Nlend has been sacked by Egyptian Premier League club, Al Ittihad after testing positive for AIDS. The 21-year-old was fired just four days after signing a three year contract.
Egyptian news outlet KingFut.com reported that a media representative of the club confirmed the sad news to the press.
PHOTOS: #Egypt's Ittihad of Alexandria sack Cameroon's Samuel Nlend after testing positive for HIV. https://t.co/KkEUdQAOff
— KingFut.com (@King_Fut) August 29, 2016
There are no rules against playing football with the condition but it’s unlikely Nlend would be able to get a work permit in another nation.
The promising star has been capped five times by Cameroon, scoring in January’s African Cup of Nations competition before securing a summer move to the Egyptian Premier League club.