Eurosport - Wed, 06 May 15:38:00 2009
An Arsenal fan in football-mad Kenya hanged himself wearing his beloved team's shirt after their defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League.
Like elsewhere across Africa, Kenyans pack bars for Premier League and Champions League matches, especially those involving Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Suleiman Omondi, 29, was found hanged at his home in a middle-class Nairobi estate shortly after leaving distraught from the pub where he had watched Arsenal lose 3-1 in their Champions League semi-final at the Emirates on Tuesday.
"He took some drinks and broke down in tears within the final minutes of the match," a fellow bar patron, who asked not to be named, told Reuters.
Police said they were called to Omondi's house on Wednesday morning. "What we are gathering is this suicide is related to the Arsenal and Manchester match," local Embakasi area police chief David Bunei said.
Bar attendants said they had to intervene after Omondi lunged at a man who suggested Arsenal would not recover from conceding two early goals. They also lost the first leg 1-0.
Brawls are common in Kenya during football matches and there have been other related suicides reported in the past.
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andy a I couldn't agree more to take a GAME so seriously that you take your own life is clearly a mental health issue but maybe football was all he had in his life I don't know, I didn't know the man, but i hope that all arsenal fans; no matter where they are, who have the same bond of our love of this football club, mourn the loss of a fellow supporter.
ok so for the first comment who is an arsenal fan..first and foremost,fair play to you!! Im liverpool but obviously know when fans die that shouldnt of!! all I say is I hope you stick to your will and really help his family or at least get the club to help if you cant or other fans around you who can..
Like elsewhere across Africa, Kenyans pack bars for Premier League and Champions League matches, especially those involving Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Suleiman Omondi, 29, was found hanged at his home in a middle-class Nairobi estate shortly after leaving distraught from the pub where he had watched Arsenal lose 3-1 in their Champions League semi-final at the Emirates on Tuesday.
"He took some drinks and broke down in tears within the final minutes of the match," a fellow bar patron, who asked not to be named, told Reuters.
Police said they were called to Omondi's house on Wednesday morning. "What we are gathering is this suicide is related to the Arsenal and Manchester match," local Embakasi area police chief David Bunei said.
Bar attendants said they had to intervene after Omondi lunged at a man who suggested Arsenal would not recover from conceding two early goals. They also lost the first leg 1-0.
Brawls are common in Kenya during football matches and there have been other related suicides reported in the past.
It may be very sad that some one ended there life and i feel sorry for the family but when they end their life over some thing so inadiquate it makes the situstion worse, mental help cry out was needed here.
Suleiman Omondi, my heart, prayers, and love goes out to his family and friends.You people leaving comments are sick in the head, a man is dead, no matter what the reason, He couldn't control his emotional attachment to his and my favorite team. He should be remembered as the greatest arsenal fan ever, their loss was his loss he loved them so. I will always remember Suleiman, his mother, and the rest of his family even though i know not what they even look like. they will remain in my heart forever and i shed tears with them this evening. I hope a moment of silence is observed for him at the gunners next match. Marvin C I am from the states and European football means the world to me cause it's the best you can see. it obviously means something to people everywhere so "shut it, @#$%"
eat a @#$% all the poster below me and above me
Stupid man. What does European football have to do with him in Kenya? He had no regard for his life, so he might as well ended it. RIP.
badger for ur infomation i speak perfectly good english thank you. YOU are just a stupid prat who is beneath contempt this page is in referance to the arsenal fan who took his own life .... not u u selfish moron grow up and try n act ur age not ur shoe size.
pk - as a felow NI person who is also not from here or catholic and knows the correct grammar for hanging, I think there is something turd like about Badger and its maybe best hes left to wallow in his own smell. This is all about the poor guy in Kenya after all. Bless him. Badger has managed to turn this into an exercise on him and he is SO not worthy. Let him play elsewhere...........Ignore him and he can throw his toys out of the pram on another site!
Not the only one can get people to bite badger. nite nite. we'll meet again.
Got you.
Here's some yiddish for you badger: your a schmuck
football is emotional
Ha Ha badger you think you know it all eh? not a catholic and not irish so nil points for you, just because you live somewhere doesn't mean you were born there or you would be a turd.
Badger whioh end of ur body do u talk out of????????/ ur statements are a loud of ballony........ no god would ever want the mass murders that u claim are goin to happen because ov people not believin in "ur" god. Whatever religion a person follows is down to that persons choice n NOBODY has a right to dictate to any1 what or who they should believe in. You should either leave the relious spial for on a religous site or keeps ur views to urself because nobody wants to hear it... or read it. N the same applies to ramsey if we want to turn to god then that is our choice thats why we were given freedom of choice or dont either ov u understand that statement in whatever bible koran , or religious book u use???????????
badger, bye for now!
Badger we've established this already. I want to seriously harm you. You returned the sentiment. You also bragged how rich you are and expressed that you have no job to worry about. I on the other hand do not have a family fortune just a whole lot of pain with your name on it. You also seem drawn to every warzone on the planet so why not visit mine ars*wipe and I'll give you my final solution.
badger, ..... be of good behaviour!
yes Badger?
Doggystylee69us, Mr. Grammarian!! can you speak spanish or yoruba? if yes, good if no, you are an empty headed person and static in reasoning!!! learn how to respect other as long as you can understand what he/she is trying to pass across. he/she might be typing in error.
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