Nlend sacked by Egyptian club after after testing HIV positive
Football
By
Game Yetu
| Aug 30, 2016
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 ="https://twitter.com/King_Fut/status/770233101524013056">KingFut.com< reported that a media representative of the club confirmed the sad news to the press.
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— KingFut.com (@King_Fut) ="https://twitter.com/King_Fut/status/770334883482832896">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.
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