Ivory Coast goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangare learned of the
death of his father on Monday, only a few hours after making headlines for a
disastrous gaffe in his team’s Africa Cup of Nations game against Sierra Leone.
“It is with great sadness that the Ivorian national team
learned of the death in the night of January 16-17 of the father of goalkeeper
Badra Ali Sangare,” said the Ivorian Football Federation in a statement.
The news comes after team-mate Max-Alain Gradel lost his
father on the eve of the tournament.
Gradel appeared to be in tears after scoring in the Ivory
Coast’s opening 1-0 win against Equatorial Guinea.
Sangare has taken over the gloves for the Elephants at this
tournament because first-choice goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo is serving a doping
ban.
The Ivorians were leading 2-1 in the third minute of injury
time in Sunday’s game against Sierra Leone when Sangare went to catch a ball
headed back to him by a teammate in an attempt to prevent a corner.
He then dropped the ball, allowing Sierra Leone’s Alhaji
Kamara to equalise.
Sangare then went off injured, leaving right-back Serge
Aurier to see out the match between the posts.
AFP
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