Egyptian TV Commentator Dies of a Heart Attack After His Team Loses in the World Cup

Shortly after watching Egypt lose in heartbreaking fashion for the third time in the opening round of the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia, longtime television commentator Abdel Rahim Mohamed reportedly suffered cardiac arrest and died after being transported to a hospital.

According toUSA Today, Mohamed became “emotional” after Saudi Arabia scored a last-minute goal against Egypt to win their match on Monday, and all but ending Egypt’s chances of moving on in the global tournament.

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When time came for Mohamed to deliver on-air analysis for the Nile Sports Channel after the match, he experienced a heart attack and was quickly taken to a medical center within the studio’s campus, per Egypt Today. His son then rushed him to a local hospital, where doctors tried to stabilize Mohamed, who previously coached Zamalek, a Egyptian soccer team.

Despite their attempts, Mohamed was pronounced dead a half hour later.

There was high hopes for Egypt coming into the World Cup, thanks to their superstar footballer, Mo Salah. But during the Group A of the tournament, where eight groups of four teams face each other with the top two teams moving on to the next round, Egypt finished dead last in their group. But during their match with Saudia Arabia, Salah scored an early goal that seemed to ignite the team, yet they would go on to lose 1-2.

According toYahoo Sports, fans chanted “horrible players” at Egypt’s team bus after their loss on Monday.

source: people.com