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Footballer Dies Suddenly During African Nations Championship Contest

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 Source: Club Mate

Another young athlete has died suddenly on the playing field, which is very sad.

Ben Idir Mehenni, an Algerian football player, died after he passed out during a game.

People say that Mehenni started to feel sick just before the end of the match, and he collapsed a few minutes later.

On Tuesday, January 24, 2023, tragedy struck during a game between his team and MC Rouiba.

The game was part of the African Nations Championship (CHAN), which Algeria was hosting.

Algerian soccer is in a state of grief. Béjaia radio said that Union sportive de Oued Amizour player Ben Idir Mehenni died on the grass of the Reghaia stadium yesterday, January 24, while his team was playing MC Rouiba. This terrible thing happened in the middle of the CHAN tournament, which was put on by Algeria.

The same source also said that the player fell on the grass of the stadium a few minutes before the end of the Premier League game. The official Facebook page said, "The player got sick a few minutes after the game. He was taken to Reghaia hospital, where he died a few minutes later." ‘ USA. Through its social networks, the Algerian Football Federation paid tribute to Ben Idir Mehenni.

On its Twitter page, the Algerian Football Federation said nice things about Ben Idir Mehenni:

Algerian football player Sofiane Lokar, who was 30 years old, died in December 2021 after having a heart attack during a game.

On Christmas Day, Oran Association and Mouloudia Saida played in an Algerian 2nd league game. The match did not happen, though.

The game was called off with the away team ahead 1-0. One of the players on this team, though, had a heart attack that killed him.

Sofiane Lokar, who was the captain of the Mouloudia, was hurt by this tragedy. The 30-year-old was helped quickly, but he could not be saved.

The fact that the football player just got married a week ago makes this event even more exciting. All of the people at the meeting were upset by what happened. Even though the game wasn't over, the players were crying in the locker room.

Mehenni's sad death adds her name to the list of athletes who have died suddenly.

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Source: Club Mate