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Ugandan footballer dead: Teammates assault central defender after blunder in match

Uganda supporters cheer for their team ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group D football match between Ghana and Uganda in Port-Gentil on January 17, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Justin TALLIS

A Ugandan footballer known by the name Churchill Owaci was allegedly assaulted and killed by his teammates following a defensive error he made in a local football league game in Lamwo District, Uganda.

According to Fox Sports, the match played during the weekend, saw Churchill’s teammates immediately pounce on him in after the blunder, beating him up in frustration before the match went on.

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