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FIFA doping official dies after Nigeria-Ghana World Cup playoff

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Nigeria's supporters during the World Cup qualifier match between Nigeria and Ghana at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja, Nigeria March 29, 2022. [Reuters, Afolabi Sotunde]

A FIFA doping official collapsed and died from a suspected heart attack following the World Cup playoff tie between Nigeria and Ghana on Tuesday, officials said.

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) general secretary Mohammed Sanusi said Zambian Joseph Kabungo, who was the doping control officer for the match, was about to carry out a test on a player when he “was found gasping for breath near the dressing room of the Ghanaian team.

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