Abubakar Lawal: Uganda probes death of Nigerian footballer from Vipers Sport Club
Abubakar Lawal, 29, reportedly fell from a third-floor balcony of a shopping mall in Kampala.
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Abubakar Lawal, 29, reportedly fell from a third-floor balcony at the Voicemall Shopping Arcade, where he had gone to visit a Tanzanian friend. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead, the police said.
They said Lawal's friend, identified as Omary Naima, had left him in her room – which is part of the mall building - preparing tea before the incident happened.
Lawal was a striker playing for local team Vipers Sports Club, which has expressed its sadness for the "untimely passing of our beloved player".
Tributes have been flowing in for the footballer, who has been with Vipers since July 2022 after a two-year stint with AS Kigali in Rwanda.
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