Cameroonian striker Albert Ebosse experienced the best stage of his career in the 2013/14 season. He won the Algerian championship scoring race and attracted the attention of European clubs. The guy dreamed of moving to the top league. However, the striker died at the age of 24. Sport tells about the death of a football player that happened after the match under mysterious circumstances.
A piece of slate on the head
Albert was born into a poor family in Cameroon, so football became his salvation. The guy played with friends all day long until he got into the local academy. At the adult level, he became the star of the Cameroon championship and, after a short trip to Malaysia, ended up in the Algerian club Kabylia.
Together with the new team, Ebosse won silver medals and became the top scorer of the championship, scoring 17 goals. Later, Alber's agent said that the striker was going to be called up for the next matches of the national team. The striker also negotiated a transfer with several European clubs. The team took the principal opponent — USM Algeria. The Cameroonian's club lost 1-2 despite his goal. Local fans were beside themselves after the defeat.
Fans rioted in the stands and began to throw at the players everything that came to hand. Lighters, coins, glasses and even stones flew onto the field. In the confusion, it was hard to make out anything. After some time, an ambulance drove up to the stadium, where Albert was loaded.
Hours later, the club reported that Ebosse had died in hospital after being hit in the head by a heavy object. The Algerian championship was suspended, and the prosecutor's office and the ministry of sports took up the investigation. The results were summed up two weeks later.
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"Ebosse died because of a piece of slate thrown by a fan. Repair work was carried out on one of the stands, which provided «shells» fans,” said Minister Mohammed Tahmi.
The season resumed three weeks later, and Kabylia were banned from playing at their home stadium. Albert's family was paid about $100,000 in compensation. However, law enforcement agencies have not been able to identify the fan who threw a piece of slate at the football player. The last fact embarrassed the player's relatives. They decided to conduct their own investigation. To do this, it was necessary to obtain the right to re-examine the body and hire an independent pathologist. The results shocked the relatives.The specialist said that a piece of slate could not lead to such consequences. After all, the player's skull was pierced. The pathologist found that such damage could only be obtained with a blow at close range. . There were numerous injuries on Albert's upper body, which probably resulted from the fight. At the same time, the athlete was stabbed in the region of the collarbone.
The pathologist concluded that the striker had been beaten to death. How is this possible? During the investigation, the family found a video taken on the phone of one of the fans. On it, Ebosse, along with the police and other players, leaves the field under the stands. On the way, not a single object thrown from the stands hit the football player's head.
Relatives were sure that the worst thing happened already in the room under the stands. However, the authorities of the country decided to hush up the story. The striker's father published the results of the examinations, calling on the prosecutor's office and the football federation to conduct a new investigation.
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"Those who are responsible for our tragic loss are still at large. They took my son's life, but they can never stop me from fighting for justice. Albert was a good, honest, charming son and did not deserve to die doing what he loved. No father should bury his own child. It was murder. And we deserve to know the names of those who are behind this,” said the father.
The Algerian Football Federation promised to look into it. However, so far she has not released any new statements about Ebosse's death. The official version remains a piece of slate thrown from the stands. Albert's family is still trying to get a review of the case, but every year there is less hope for this.