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Samuel Nlend sacked by Egyptian club after testing HIV positive

Football

By Game Yetu | Aug 30, 2016

**Cameroon international Samuel Nlend. [PHOTO: COURTESY]**

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.