EXCESSIVE fluid in the lung has been revealed as the cause of a sudden death of the former Kagera Sugar goalkeeper David Burhan, Bugando Hospital Officer in Charge, Dominician Ndyamukama, confirmed yesterday.
According to medical experts the
condition is known as pleural effusion; presence of unusual amount of
fluid around the lung. Yesterday afternoon football stakeholders here
paid their last respect to the late goalkeeper who had previously played
for Lipuli, Majimaji, Mbeya City, Tanzania Prisons and Kagera Sugar
before his sudden demise at Bugando hospital on Monday.
Speaking to the ‘Daily News’ at Bugando
hospital Kagera Sugar’s team doctor Abeid Shindika said their team has
lost some one whose void won’t be replaced.
Shindika said the late David was a good
goal keeper who was ready to help the team at any time and the team
really depended on him as the substitute goal keeper. According to the
late David uncle, Moses Melele said the late David was born in
Dar-es-Salaam in the year 1985.
Melele further said David will be buried
today (Wednesday) at Makanyagio Itamba in Iringa municipality. He began
playing soccer at Lipuli then he shifted to Police Iringa before
joining Tanzania Prisons and later their rivals Mbeya City. In 2015 he
joined Majimaji before joining Kagera Sugar this season.
The late David is survived with a wife, Rachel Ngwale and two children; Bryan Burhan and Raymond Burhan.
Among the notable figures who paid last
respect yesterday include Mwanza Regional Football Association’s
Secretary General, Leonard Malongo, Tanzania Women Football Association
(TWFA)’s chairperson, Hawa Bajanguo, CCM Kirumba Stadium manager Steven
Shija and an official from Toto African, Ernest Mpiwa.
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