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International footballer Christian Benitez has died in Qatar at the age of 27.

The Ecuador international striker was admitted to hospital with severe stomach pains shortly after making his debut for Qatari side El Jaish on Sunday.

Christian Benitez’s heart failed hours later, the Ecuador Football Federation said.

The footballer capped 58 times by his country and spent the 2009-2010 season on loan at Blues from Santos Laguna but returned to the Mexican side when they decided not to sign him permanently.

Christian Benitez, also known as “Chucho”, had been playing in El Jaish’s 2-0 win against Qatar Sports Club in the Sheikh Jassem Cup.

His new club, who signed Christian Benitez on July 6, confirmed the news a few hours later.

Christian Benitez was admitted to hospital with severe stomach pains shortly after making his debut for Qatari side El Jaish

Christian Benitez was admitted to hospital with severe stomach pains shortly after making his debut for Qatari side El Jaish

Their statement said: “The club would like to offer its sincere condolences to the family of the player.

“Benitez had recently joined the club from Club America for three seasons. The player participated for the first time with the team during yesterday’s match against Qatar Sports Club in the Sheikh Jassem Cup without complaining of any health problems.

“His sudden departure is a big shock for each member of the technical and administrative staff. He was a player that over the short period he was here was regarded for his high moral character.”

Christian Benitez’s former Birmingham team-mate Craig Gardner, now at Sunderland, tweeted: “Cannot believe Christian Benitez has died.

“I had the pleasure to play with him. He was a top bloke. My thoughts go out to his family.”

Christian Benitez scored four goals in 36 appearances during his time in England and came to prominence during the 2006 World Cup in Germany.

The son of Ermen Benitez, one of Ecuador’s all-time leading goalscorers, Christian Benitez left Santos Laguna for Club America, another Mexican side, in 2011.

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Members of Somalia’s Olympic committee and Football Federation heads are among seven people killed in a suicide blast at Mogadishu’s national theater re-opening ceremony.

Somali PM Abdiweli Mohamed Ali was also present when the attacker struck the newly re-opened national theatre, but he said he was unhurt.

Al-Shabab militants say they carried out the bombing.

The theatre closed in the early 1990s as Somalia descended into civil war and was only reopened last month, amid a new period of relative optimism.

Seven people have been killed in a suicide blast at Mogadishu’s national theater re-opening ceremony

Seven people have been killed in a suicide blast at Mogadishu’s national theater re-opening ceremony

The President of the Somali Olympic Committee, Aden Yabarow Wiish, and the Somali Football Federation chief, Said Mohamed Nur, were among a group of dignitaries who had gathered to mark the first anniversary of the launch of Somalia’s national television station.

According to Somali Service, three Somali television journalists were also wounded in the blast.

Eyewitnesses said the attacker was a woman.

Al-Shabab militants who had controlled large parts of the country, including Mogadishu, were pushed out of the city by troops from the African Union last year.

Since then, there has been a period of relative quiet, with sporting activity resuming, restaurants opening, and the re-opening of the National Theatre.

But al-Shabab has continued to attack the capital with bombs and mortars.

 

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