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Remembering Albert Ebosse

Former teammate tells of his upset and anger after the killing of the Cameroon footballer

Albert Bosse was only 24 years old, an extremely talented player, who was on the brink of making the Cameroon World Cup squad just a few months ago. Last weekend he was killed, while doing his job, while playing the sport he loved.

Ebosse had scored that day for J S Kabili but the team went on to lose the match - the crowd reacted angrily and he paid the ultimate price as he was struck on the head by a rock thrown by a spectator.

Algerian footballer Hamza Bencherif was a close friend and former room mate when Hamza was playing at JS Kabili earlier this year. Hamza is struggling to take in what's happened. He's not only deeply upset by his friends death, but disgusted by the way some parts of the media reported it...

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Photo: Cameroonian striker Albert Ebosse converts a penalty during his team's match. Ebosse died after the game after being hit by a projectile thrown from the stands as his team left the field (Credit AFP/Getty Images)

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