23-year-old Indian footballer,Peter Biaksangzuala, died after suffering a serious spinal injury during his goal celebration for his local team against Chanmari West FC in the Mizoram Premier League.
Biaksangzuala fell awkwardly on his head as he attempted a series of somersaults after scoring the equaliser for his team Bethlehem Vengthlang FC in India last week.
The match was being televised and watched live by thousands of supporters.
Teammates were about to jump on the midfielder to celebrate the goal when they realised he was seriously hurt.
He was rushed to hospital where doctors operated to try and repair his spine which was badly damaged but he died on Sunday after his condition deteriorated in hospital.
Lal Hmar, a football official in Mizoram state, told reporters in capital Aizawl that the young footballer had agreed to donate his eyes before his death.
Hmar said the local association was planning to hold a charity match in Biaksangzuala’s memory.
Biaksangzuala’s team went on to lose the match 3-2.
Thief Justice
October 21, 2014 at 7:57 am
Hehehe
Judge Joe Bidden
October 21, 2014 at 7:59 am
What do they know about football? Indians should just stick to cricket have u ever seen cricket players somersaulting bafikala let the Mayukas and Chris Katongos deal with somersaults
Judge Joe Bidden
October 21, 2014 at 8:04 am
….and if I was at the stadium I would ve laughed nonstop. .. ki ki ki I guess the all stadium they were shaking their head…. “Oh jerry bad.. Desai did his head like so…now broken”
Sivintu
October 21, 2014 at 8:31 am
Ooh sad and the league is just two weeks old as opposed to cricket which has been there for years
Judge Joe Bidden
October 21, 2014 at 8:36 am
…If it’s 2 weeks old why try things you aren’t a master in? Actually how many veteran footballers do somersaults, Chipolopolo has only two.
Chief Of Grief
October 21, 2014 at 8:54 am
Kikikikikikikikikikikikikikikikikikiki nshikwete ama shiweeeeee kikikikikikikikikikiki
Umupandapwiti
October 21, 2014 at 10:07 am
I know this is very sad, but men I am dying laughing here kikikikikikikikiki alitongama aitwa nelitwe.
mr mutambo
October 21, 2014 at 11:33 am
muleikalafye otherwise mukapwa
tutu
October 21, 2014 at 7:30 pm
yaba ululwakufwaya ukumonekela pachikope nififine kanshi,nshileni abena katongo abafishiba…
Emelia mwale
October 22, 2014 at 10:03 am
Rest in peace
Davidoo
October 22, 2014 at 1:24 pm
Thats why Mario Balotelli rarely celebrates when he scores…. it is way too dangerous the way some strikers celebrate
abi G
October 22, 2014 at 3:24 pm
Lolest
IF NOT
October 22, 2014 at 4:01 pm
sad indeed, imfwa yaba fye ponse.