{"id":741868,"date":"2022-01-09T15:48:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T15:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/09\/footballer-dies-on-pitch-after-colliding-with-goalkeeper\/"},"modified":"2022-01-09T15:48:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T15:48:18","slug":"footballer-dies-on-pitch-after-colliding-with-goalkeeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/09\/footballer-dies-on-pitch-after-colliding-with-goalkeeper\/","title":{"rendered":"Footballer dies on pitch after colliding with goalkeeper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"402\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Some_image.width-1200.c12a65b_resize-696x402.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Dead Body\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The football fraternity in Lugazi Municipality in Buikwe District, Uganda is in shock following the tragic death of their player on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old Herbert Afaayo was\u00a0said to have collapsed and died after colliding with a goalkeeper during training on Thursday, January 6.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was training with Lugazi Municipal football club at their makeshift training ground in Geregere, an outskirt of Lugazi town, on Thursday,\u00a0January 6, when he met his fate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/61d848beb12b8.jpg\" alt=\"Ugandan footballer dies on the pitch after colliding with goalkeeper\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>According to local media, Afaayo was in action trying to chase a ball to score when he accidentally collided with the team\u2019s goalkeeper Geoffrey Leku before collapsing.<\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s efforts to resuscitate him as first line of first aid failed and their attempt to rush him to hospital was too late.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe [Afaayo] was running fast with the ball before colliding with the goalkeeper and collapsing on the pitch,\u201d the team\u2019s head coach, Daniel Segawa, told Daily Monitor Uganda on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/61d8490ba628c.jpg\" alt=\"Ugandan footballer dies on the pitch after colliding with goalkeeper\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/61d849202a00a.jpg\" alt=\"Ugandan footballer dies on the pitch after colliding with goalkeeper\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"GdezYF86dD4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Constitution Day: Ghanaians express varied views about significance of day \u2013 Adom TV News (7-1-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GdezYF86dD4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The football fraternity in Lugazi Municipality in Buikwe District, Uganda is in shock following the tragic death of their player on the pitch. 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