CAF official Dr. Joseph Kabungo who lost his life in Nigeria vs Ghana clash interred
9th April 2022
CAF official Dr. Joseph Kabungo who died in the 2022 FIFA World Cup play offs between Nigeria and Ghana on 29th March,2022 was on Thursday, April 7, 2022, interred in his homeland Zambia.
He was buried in his home country Zambia at Leopards Hill Memorial Park in Lusaka.
Dr Kabungo died at the hospital, where he was rushed to after collapsing during a stampede that followed the Super Eagles’ 1-1 draw with the Black Stars.
The Black Stars held the Super Eagles to a 1-1 draw which secured them a spot at the Mundial in Qatar this year's after qualifying with 1-1 aggregate on an away goal rule.
Arsenal star Thomas Partey opened the scoring of the decisive game after 10 minutes at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.
Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong converted a penalty to draw the Super Eagles level after a VAR decision in the 22nd minute.
The CAF anti-doping officer was working at the match, which ended in a 1-1 draw that confirmed Ghana’s place at the World Cup in Qatar later this year.
Kabungo was a permanent fixture at major footballing events, with the Zambian attending the recent FIFA Arab Cup in Qatar and the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.