Cameroonian striker Albert
Ebosse has died after being hit
in the head by an object thrown
from the stands during an
Algerian league game on
Saturday, his club JS Kabylie
have announced.
The 24-year-old was fatally
struck by a projectile at the end
of JS Kabylie's meeting with
USM Alger in Tizi Ouzou.
A statement published on
Kabylie's website on Saturday
read: "The Ministry of Interior
and Local Government, speaking
through minister Tayeb Belaiz,
has given an instruction to open
an investigation into the
circumstances surrounding the
death of Albert Ebosse.
"The JSK player succumbed to a
head injury after being hit in
the head at the end of the
meeting with USM Alger."
Ebosse had scored Kabylie's goal
in a match that finished as a
2-1 home defeat to USM Alger.
Reacting to the news of Ebosse's
death, USM Alger published a
statement on their own club
website.
It read: "JS Kabylie's
Cameroonian striker has lost his
life after being hit in the head
by something launched from
the stands.
"This terrible news is saddening
for football in our nation and in
Cameroon and arrives like a
bombshell just hours after the
meeting with USM Alger which
was played in Tizi Ouzou.
"In these painful circumstances,
USM Alger and its members
send their deepest condolences
to the family of the deceased
and to JS Kabylie. May Albert
Ebosse rest in peace."
Ebosse played for Coton Sport
FC, Unisport Bafang and Douala
AC in his homeland before
moving to Malaysian club Perak
FA in 2012. He signed for JS
Kabylie in July 2013. soccernet.com