Tragedy as 17-year-old footballer dies ‘instantly’ during match after freak kick to abdomen

A TEENAGE footballer in Algeria has died following a kick to the abdomen during a match. 

Wassim Jazzar, a 17-year-old player for an amateur club locally, suffered the blow while colliding with an opposition defender.  

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As he went to clear the ball, he was accidentally kicked in the stomach and immediately fell to the floor. 

Players from both teams surrounded him as play stopped, sparking fear on the field. 

Local reports say there was no ambulance or doctors in the facilities so Wassim had to be taken away by a regular car.

And sadly, he was later pronounced dead with the on-field blow said to be the cause of death. 

The sad death comes just after Colombian football was hit with the shock passing of Guillermo Beltran, who collapsed during training.

The Real Santa Cruz striker complained of dizziness and nausea before falling to the floor on Friday.

Club staff desperately tried to resuscitate the forward and promptly called an ambulance after their efforts to rouse him failed.

But he tragically passed away as he was being transported to the hospital.

Bolivian side Real Santa Cruz announced his passing in a statement on their social media pages.

Real Santa Cruz director Adolfo Soria Galvarro said of the tragedy: “He was training as usual and then he collapsed.

“They tried to resuscitate him but he died as he was being moved to a clinic.”