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God bless you Diyab

Diyab Awana player of the UAE Senior and the Olympic National Football Teams and Bani Yas Club had passed away late yesterday evening on Sunday following a car accident occurred just near Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi. Hundreds of athletes and members of the family of Bani Yas Club were shocked upon hearing the sad news and immediately moved to Khalifa Hospital in Abu Dhabi.

The deceased was scheduled to leave at dawn today to Germany for surgery operation on his shoulder after an injury in the UAE Olympic Team encounter played recently against Australia in the city of Adlai. He was supposed to participate in the remaining matches of the National Team in the World Cup 2014 and the Asian qualifiers of the 2012 London Olympics.

The chairman and members of the Professional League Committee extend their deepest and heartfelt condolences to the deceased’s family, Bani Yas Club and the whole football arena on this great and tragic loss. May God rest his soul in peace.