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Eugene

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Mon Sep 9, 2019, 03:13 PM Sep 2019

Sierra Leone fans attack player's house after penalty miss

Source: BBC

Sierra Leone fans attack player's house after penalty miss

9 September 2019

Angry fans of Sierra Leone's national football team have attacked a player's house after he missed a decisive penalty.

Captain Umaru Bangura failed to convert a stoppage-time spot kick in front of a huge crowd on Sunday.

It meant Sierra Leone failed to get through to the next stage of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

Liberia qualified, winning the tie 3-2 on aggregate. After the game fans pelted Bangura's home with stones.

The windows and doors of his residence in the capital, Freetown, were left badly damaged. A song has even been released mocking his penalty miss.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-49633869


Umaru Bangura, who also plays for FC Zürich, saw his crucial penalty saved on Sunday (Getty Images)
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