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Top Ugandan footballer killed by robbers armed with paving stones
David Owori, who played for the national team, died in hospital after he tried to stop robbers taking his phone
TL;DR
- Ugandan football player David Owori was killed during a robbery in Kampala.
- Owori, captain of SC Villa and a national team player, resisted an attempt to steal his phone and belongings.
- Attackers struck him with paving stones, leaving him unconscious before fleeing.
- He was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.
- Owori, 27, was a right-back and midfielder who helped SC Villa win the Uganda Premier League title in 2024.
- He previously played for Vipers Sports Club and had stints in Europe with Vélez CF and Utsiktens BK.
- Owori played for the national team in the qualifiers for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
- SC Villa and the Federation of Uganda Football Associations have expressed deep sorrow over his passing.
- The Ugandan parliament observed a minute of silence in his honor.
- This follows the recent death of rugby international Sydney Gongodyo after a mob attack in Kampala.
- Ugandan sports officials are seeking justice and lasting solutions to such tragedies.