Heartfelt tributes have been paid to a 13-year-old footballer who died during a match in Nottingham. Samuel Awkasi, who was described as "a talented sportsman who loved life", died during a game at Nottingham's Forest Recreation Ground.
Samuel was playing in a youth football match for FC Cavaliers against WBCY FC Rossoneri on Saturday (May 7). He had just scored the first goal in the game after suddenly collapsing on the grass pitch, near a tree.
The boy received treatment and that an ambulance arrived within minutes, it has been reported. In light of the pronounced dead at hospital.