CAF President sympathises with Sudan FA over death of 5 players of same club
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, has sent a condolence letter to Sudan FA and the families of the five players from Al-Malaha FC, who lost their lives in tragic circumstances.
The CAF President wrote to Sudan FA President, Mutasim Jaffar, and the affected families:
He said: "We have learnt with sadness and shock about the tragic events that resulted in the unfortunate loss of lives of five players from Al-Malaha FC.
"We are particularly saddened and heartbroken about the reported manner these young men lost their lives. This happens as we were still watching in admiration the progress in your domestic football as demonstrated by your two clubs participating in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and friends and the Sudanese football family at large. Please, dear President, receive our sincere condolences."
Five players of the "Al-Malaha" football team drowned in the Nile River after the boat taking them from the eastern bank of the Nile to Al-Matama city on the west bank of the Nile sank.
They were on their way to play a match against Al-Jarif team.
Local Sudanese new outfit, "The Sudan Now network", stated on its website that the deceased were: Waqi' Allah Abdul Qayyum, Al-Mahdi Hassan Al-Awni, Amer Muhammad Saeed, Ammar Muhammad Saeed and Muhammad Fadl Al-Sayyid Abu Arada.
It said that the Sudanese Minister of Culture and Information and the spokesperson for the government of the Nile River State, Khaled Mohamed El-Din, mourned the deceased, offering condolences to the families on behalf of the state government.
Other reports say the Sudanese River Nile State has witnessed frequent drowning incidents in the Nile, the most famous of which was the drowning of 20 male and female students on a small boat.
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