Benouda Boudjellal
Country: Algeria
Sports: Soccer
Age of Death: ?
Brief Bio: Nicknamed Tchengo, he was a former Algerian national soccer team striker who spent most of his career with USM Oran and MC Oran. He is considered as one of the greatest strikers to have ever been produced in Algeria.
Sibusiso Papa
Country: South Africa
Sports: Soccer
Age of Death: 26
Brief Bio: Papa had a promising soccer career and turned out for Witbank Spurs as a midfield magician. He played in the National First Division and died in a car crash.
Chiwanki Lyainga
Country: Zambia
Sports: Soccer
Age of Death: 30
Brief Bio: Lyainga was a member of Zambia’s squad for the 2008 Cosafa Cup. He was also one of the most influential players in the Zambian top league where he played for Red Arrows and Power Dynamos. He died in a Lusaka hospital after being stabbed in Chawama Township. Police believe he got into an argument with a bar patron and was killed in retaliation.
Dennis Lota
Country: Zambia
Sports: Soccer
Age of Death: 40
Brief Bio: Lota was one of Zambia’s most recognised faces on the soccer field. He was a striker and before his death, served as an assistant coach at South African football club Moroka Swallows. He died in South Africa of suspected malaria.
Lota started his professional career with Zanaco FC of Zambia in 1989. He went on to have stints with prolific clubs such as Konkola Blades, Sion, Orlando Pirates, Esperance, Moroka Swallows and Amazulu in South Africa. He was part of the Zambian Africa Cup of Nations teams in 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002.