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How CAF doctor died after Nigeria, Ghana clash in Abuja -NFF

How CAF doctor died after Nigeria, Ghana clash in Abuja 30 March 2022 Kindly share this story: caf doc The Nigeria Football Federation has released more details on the death of Confederation of African Football’s medical officer, Dr Joseph Kabungo. NFF, on Wednesday, noted that Kabungo died before getting to the hospital. According to the football federation, the medical officer collapsed while looking for Ghanaian players to undergo doping tests. NFF gave the explanation in a statement by its spokesman, Ademola Olajire, titled, ‘NFF condoles with FIFA, CAF, Zambia over death of Doping Control Officer through a cardiac arrest’. The federation also expressed “shock and sorrow” over the death of FIFA/CAF Medical Officer, who died on Tuesday after the FIFA World Cup playoff match between Nigeria and Ghana at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The PUNCH had reported that Kabungo was appointed as Doping Control Officer for the match. “We are terribly shocked at this sad...

A passenger who survived the Kaduna-Abuja train attack by terrorists said the attackers told them that they had just started and that the Nigerian government should expect more attacks.

A passenger who survived the Kaduna-Abuja train attack by terrorists said the attackers told them that they had just started and that the Nigerian government should expect more attacks. The survivor, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told SaharaReporters on the phone on Tuesday that the terrorists told them in Hausa that they would carry out more attacks. She said after the terrorists had fired several gunshots at the train, they came inside the coaches to confirm that those who were shot had truly died. She narrated that the attackers targeted the VIP and business coaches leading to the death of many people. She said, "We just discovered that the train was shaking and we started hearing gunshots from different directions and suddenly the train derailed. They operated for more than two hours. They continued with the shooting and I managed to enter and hide under the seats. “They came inside the train and took many people out including a foreigner. They even touched ...