Arsenal Fan Slumps, Dies Of Heart Attack While Watching Stoke City Match In Imo

A man identified as Dominic Ejimba from Umufuku-Umunchi in Isiala Mbano LGA of Imo State slumped and died before he could be rushed to the hospital while watching Arsenal vs Stoke City match in the ongoing English Premier League season.

Sources said the deceased, a die - hard Arsenal FC supporter, could not bear it when his team conceded a goal midway into the second half of the game. He was watching the encounter at a viewing centre on the Owerri - Okigwe expressway.

An eyewitness who was watching the match with the deceased said," Dom is dead. He slumped immediately Stoke City scored a goal. Before my uncle, Hezekiah Amaku, could rush him to the hospital, he died. It could possibly be heart attack.

“It was unfortunate because all of us were exchanging jokes. Nobody was sensing any danger. We never knew that death was lurking. He had supported Arsenal for a very long time now. He couldn't’  had taken that goal very seriously.”

The deceased’s brother, Francis Onwuka , confirmed the incident to Punch on Sunday.

Onwuka said, “Dom is dead. He slumped while watching Arsenal and Stoke City match on Friday and could not make it to the hospital."

The deceased who was in his early 40s, had supported Arsenal from his childhood.

Culled from ThePunch