The Gabonese football federation has introduced that Aaron Boupendza, a striker for its males’s nationwide group, has died after falling from the eleventh flooring of a constructing in China.
A federation assertion, posted on social community X, did not say when the alleged incident happened or give any extra particulars.
The 28-year-old Boupendza has been enjoying for Zheijang FC within the Chinese language Tremendous League this 12 months. Zhejiang issued an announcement saying Boupendza died at his residence.
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“Now the membership is totally cooperating with the related departments to hold out the investigation,” the assertion added.
The Gabon federation stated Boupendza could be “remembered as an amazing striker who made his mark throughout the African Cup of Nations in Cameroon” in 2022. He scored one aim in that event, the winner towards Comoros, and eight in complete for his nation.
Aaron Boupendza in motion. Getty
“(The Gabonese Soccer Federation) and the broader Gabonese soccer household supply their honest condolences to his organic household throughout this troublesome time,” the federation stated.
Bordeaux, the French group the place Boupendza performed early in his profession, posted on X that he died “tragically.”
“All our ideas exit to his household, his family members and the whole soccer household,” Bordeaux stated.
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After enjoying within the decrease tiers of French soccer with Bordeaux’s reserve facet then Pau, Gazélec Ajaccio and Excursions, Boupendza’s breakthrough season got here with Hatayspor within the Turkish high flight when he scored 22 objectives within the 2020-21 season. Hatayspor additionally despatched its condolences in a put up on X.
The next season, he moved to Qatari membership Al-Arabi then to Riyadh-based Al Shabab within the Saudi Professional League. His profession then took him to Main League Soccer with FC Cincinnati and to Fast Bucharest, earlier than becoming a member of Zhejiang. He had scored 4 league objectives in six video games.
“Our hearts exit to his household, mates, and family members,” FC Cincinnati stated on social media.
