A man in South Eastern part of Nigeria has been reported to have commited suicide over Manchester United's inability to win the UEFA Champion's league final on Saturday after placing a bet on them to win ahead of FC Barcelona, reports said.
The 26 years-old Andrew Uba a native and residence of Okigwem Imo State was said to have placed a bet worth the sum of a hundred thousand naira ($650 approx.) against Barcelona FC with a co-worker.
He was found dead after hanging himself to an electrical fan hook at his residence. The incidence was alerted to the authorities when his younger brother came visiting after repeated calls to his phone was left unanswered
Manchester United ended up losing the game 3-1 with goals from David Villa, Lionel Messi for Barcelona and Wayne Rooney for Manchester United. His said co-worker was shocked to learn he commited suicide over the said bet.
"I dont want to talk about this, I feel so guilty and bad, he took it well and seemed unshaken by the loss and we joked about it until now i'm hearing this, it's a tragedy and i feel terrible being in the middle of all this"
It's not the first time that a fanatic supporter would die over a UEFA final loss. A Kenyan man commited suicide when his team (Arsenal FC) co-incidentally lost to FC Barcelona in the 2009 UEFA final.
It is however unclear if fanatism led to his suicide or it's as a result of the lost bet.
"He's not all that into football, he rarely ever watch football, this is shocking and unprecedented to me that he committed suicide over a sport i've always seen him mute over" a neighbour was quoted saying
The Police authorities declined to speak on the matter sighting on-going investigations due to the mysterious nature of the incident.
The 26 years-old Andrew Uba a native and residence of Okigwem Imo State was said to have placed a bet worth the sum of a hundred thousand naira ($650 approx.) against Barcelona FC with a co-worker.
He was found dead after hanging himself to an electrical fan hook at his residence. The incidence was alerted to the authorities when his younger brother came visiting after repeated calls to his phone was left unanswered
Manchester United ended up losing the game 3-1 with goals from David Villa, Lionel Messi for Barcelona and Wayne Rooney for Manchester United. His said co-worker was shocked to learn he commited suicide over the said bet.
"I dont want to talk about this, I feel so guilty and bad, he took it well and seemed unshaken by the loss and we joked about it until now i'm hearing this, it's a tragedy and i feel terrible being in the middle of all this"
It's not the first time that a fanatic supporter would die over a UEFA final loss. A Kenyan man commited suicide when his team (Arsenal FC) co-incidentally lost to FC Barcelona in the 2009 UEFA final.
It is however unclear if fanatism led to his suicide or it's as a result of the lost bet.
"He's not all that into football, he rarely ever watch football, this is shocking and unprecedented to me that he committed suicide over a sport i've always seen him mute over" a neighbour was quoted saying
The Police authorities declined to speak on the matter sighting on-going investigations due to the mysterious nature of the incident.
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