Goal keeper stabbed during Sudan Premier League match
A football fan stabbed the goalkeeper of the Hilal El Fasher team in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan, during a match on Wednesday. From the hospital, the player said the referee should have prevented the incident.
A football fan stabbed the goalkeeper of the Hilal El Fasher team in Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan, during a match on Wednesday. From the hospital, the player said the referee should have prevented the incident.
In the 87th minute of the game between Hilal El Fasher and Hilal Kadugli, a fan managed to stab El Fasher's captain and goalkeeper Assem Humeida, coach Mahdi Abu Zaki reported. The secretary of Hilal El Fasher has publicly condemned the attack.
Humeida, bedridden at El Obeid's hospital, told Radio Dabanga yesterday that he is doing well.
“The referee is responsible for this event because of his bad managemt of the game,” he said over the phone. “But this incident does not represent the ethics of athletes. It will not affect Hilal club or its fans.”
The match of the ninth Sudan Premier League round was held in Kadugli Stadium and ended in a 2-1 win for Hilal Kadugli.
Merrikh El Fasher and Hilal El Obeid competed in the ninth round in the stadium in El Obeid on the same day. The 2-1 win for Hilal El Obeid led to 10 points for the team from North Kordofan while Merrikh El Fasher has won 8 points.
So far El Merreikh, Hilal Omdurman, and El Khartoum have the highest scores, followed by Hilal Kadugli with nine points in the Premier League.
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