Iraqi football player Ahmed Radhi dies from coronavirus
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Ahmed Radhi, former captain of the Iraqi national football team, died Sunday from coronavirus pandemic in Baghdad, the capital of Iraq.
He was regarded as one of Iraq's best players of all-time, Radhi scored the only Iraqi goal in the FIFA World Cup during its 1986 edition, a low shot to the corner of the net against Belgium in the 2–1 defeat. He was voted the 1988 Asian Footballer of the Year.
Radhi was admitted into Al Nuaman General Hospital in Adhamiyah on June 13 after contracting COVID-19.
He was released from hospital to be readmitted on June 18 after his condition worsened.
On Sunday, Radhi was pronounced dead at the age of 56 following complications from COVID-19. (ILKHA)
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