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Olimpia Zagnat

Schoolboy, 13, collapses on the pitch during football match and dies in hospital

Heartbroken family and friends have left touching tributes to a schoolboy who collapsed and died during a football match.

Samuel Awkasi, 13, was playing for FC Cavaliers on Saturday May 7 and had just scored the first goal of the game when he suddenly collapsed.

The "inspirational" youngster received treatment in ambulance at the scene before tragically being pronounced dead at hospital, reports Nottinghamshire Live.

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