Violence in football especially from agitated spectators is not a new thing. The beautiful game of soccer is often marred with sporadic racist and often fatal acts from the crowd who for one reason or the other can get uncontrollable.

Ghana has had it’s fair share. Albert Ebosse, a Cameroonian footballer has just died after being hit by an object that was thrown by one of the spectators during a game in Algeria. The player was rushed to a hospital in Tizi Ouzou, in Algeria but was declared dead on arrival, BBC reports.

It is rumoured that he was hit by a rock thrown by Algerian angry fans as the team made it’s way to their changing room. He was the leading scorer in the Algerian league in the 2013-14 season, with 17 goals and his death comes as a shock and immediate investigations into the incident have been ordered. More disheartening is the fact that the player had been blessed with a baby girl just a week prior to the incident. A very brilliant player with a fantastic future has met a shocking end.

Condolences are pouring in from the league and opponent clubs to his family.

Issa Hayatou, president of the African Football Federation has condemned the act saying:

“My thoughts go out to the family and friends of this young man who enjoyed his job peacefully and went further to pursue his passion for football abroad, African football cannot be the breeding ground for hooliganism whatsoever. We expect exemplary sanctions to be taken against this grave act of violence.

A truly sad incident and a bad day for African football.