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Arsenal fan shot dead for celebrating win over Manchester United in Uganda

Published

1 year ago

December 5, 2024

Arsenal fan shot dead for celebrating win over Manchester United in Uganda

An arsenal fan in Uganda was k!lled while celebrating the Gunners’ 2-0 win over Manchester United in a Premier League game on Wednesday, December 4.

John Ssenyonga ’s d£ath was announced on Thursday, December 5, in a report by BBC News. The report stated that the late Arsenal fan was shot de@d by a security guard in Uganda.

Another fan was reportedly injured as the guard opened fire on a large crowd of jubilant supporters at a restaurant in Lukaya town in central Uganda, about 100km (62 miles) from the capital Kampala.

It happened towards the end of the match, which Arsenal won 2-0 with a local journalist informing the BBC that the building’s manager was angered by the noise that the jubilant fans were making and asked the guard to intervene.

“However, the fans did not heed a warning to quiet down,” the BBC quoted the local journalist as saying.

“Witnesses told the journalist, Farish Magembe, that the owner switched off the power in the restaurant, angering the fans, who responded by making even more noise.

“It was then that the guard allegedly opened fire, firing several shots. The victim, identified as 30-year-old John Ssenyonga, d!ed at the scene.

Another long-term Arsenal fan, Lawrence Mugejera, was taken to hospital for treatment.”

According to the report, both the guard and the manager of the building fled for safety after the incident, with the police looking for them.

The regional police spokesman, Twaha Kasirye, was quoted by the Daily Monitor newspaper as saying that they had recovered a gun at the scene.

“We condemn the incident and we ask anyone with information that can help the police to bring the suspect to book to speak up,” Kasirye said, also urging fans to control their excitement.

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2026 World Cup: Super Eagles waiting for FIFA’s decision – Iwobi

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6 hours ago

February 6, 2026

Ekwutos Blog

Super Eagles playmaker, Alex Iwobi, has admitted they are waiting to see if the team would still play at the 2026 World Cup.

The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is optimistic of a potential lifeline from FIFA, after it submitted a petition against the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Iwobi was asked by SuperSport if he would rather lift the AFCON 2025 trophy or qualify for the World Cup?

The 29-year-old, who played at the 2018 of the World Cup, replied: “I mean we’re still waiting, well hopefully we can go to the World Cup, but I feel it’s a tough one.

“It’s a tough one because winning AFCON is like… It’s a great legacy, it’s a great thing to have like in your career, a memorable moment.

“But then at the same time, because I’ve been to the World Cup already, a lot of the players haven’t been. They would like to say ‘I want to go to the World Cup,’ so I can’t be selfish and say win the AFCON and for my teammates to not go to the World Cup. So it’s a tough one. I don’t know. I don’t know.”

Politics

PRESIDENT TINUBU CONDOLES WITH SAMUEL CHUKWUEZE OF THE SUPER EAGLES ON THE PASSING OF HIS MOTHER

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1 week ago

January 30, 2026

Ekwutos Blog

President Bola Tinubu sends his condolences

to Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze on the passing of his mother.

The President also extends his sympathies to the family and friends of Mrs Sarah Chukwueze, who passed away on Thursday.

President Tinubu mourns with the Chukwueze family and encourages them to find solace in the memory and legacy of their late matriarch.

“The passing of Mrs Chukwueze, the mother of one of our bright football stars, just a few days after the passing of Super Eagles’ captain Wilfred Ndidi’s father, is deeply saddening.

I mourn with them, and I am with them in prayers during this difficult time,” the President says.

President Tinubu prays that God Almighty will grant the departed eternal rest.

Bayo Onanuga
Special Adviser to the President
(Information and Strategy)