The coach of a teenage footballer said he "felt guilt" as he watched the 13-year-old die in front of his eyes. Everton Richards, 64, has 25 years' experience coaching young footballers at FC Cavaliers - but witnessing the death of one his most talented players on the pitch is something that he has never come across before "in my whole career".
Samuel Akwasi, who was playing for FC Cavaliers under-13s, had scored the first goal of the match before collapsing on the pitch on Saturday (May 7) at around 12noon. He successfully scored at 25 minutes against WBCY FC Rossoneri at the Forest Recreation Ground.
But then, something went wrong, Mr Richards recalls. "I heard someone saying that he was laying on the grass, and I first thought that he had a leg injury or something.
