Overview
- The second-tier match featured Les Guêpiers du Lac against LLB Amasipiri Never Give Up at the National Technical Centre in Ngaraga.
- Igiraneza Aimé Guéric collapsed during play, received on-field resuscitation, and died in an ambulance en route to a clinic.
- Burundi’s football federation confirmed his death and expressed deep sorrow, issuing condolences to the player’s family, club, and the wider football community.
- Eyewitness accounts reported by Sport News Africa say he may have had a coin in his mouth that he allegedly swallowed during the game.
- Some reports describe the coin as a ‘gris-gris’ talisman associated with local beliefs, a detail not confirmed by medical or federation authorities.