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Ugandan soccer star dies after assault in capital

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Ugandan soccer star dies after assault in capital

Uganda international David Owori, captain of one of the country's biggest soccer clubs, has died after an assault ​in the capital Kampala, police said.

Owori, 28, captain of ‌SC Villa, was critically injured by unidentified assailants in a suburb of Kampala on Tuesday, police spokesperson Racheal Kawala said.

Rugby player Sydney Gongodyo ​died after he ​was assaulted ⁠by a mob in Kampala after he was apparently mistaken for a thief, according to police.

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