Overview
- Igiraneza Aimé Gueric, 20, collapsed during a second-division match for Les Guêpiers du Lac against LLB Amasipiri Never Give Up on December 20.
- He received first aid on the field and died during transport to a hospital, the Burundi football federation said.
- Local media report he may have swallowed a coin kept as a gris-gris amulet, with some outlets identifying it as a 50 Rwandan franc piece.
- The club, the federation and the league issued condolences and announced investigations to determine the circumstances of his death.
- The incident has renewed scrutiny of medical response and safety protocols at lower-division fixtures, with memorial tributes under consideration.