Cote D’Ivoire Goalkeeper Sangare Loses Father After Howler At AFCON Yesterday
Ivory Coast goalkeeper Ali Badra Sangare lost his father earlier today. The Confederation of African Football made this known with a message released on their official Twitter page. 
Ivorian goalie lost his father early on Monday morning.
The official CAF Twitter page tweeted: “Our hearts go out to #TeamCotedIvoire goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangaré who lost his father earlier today. Stay strong.”
Read the official CAF tweets below;
Our hearts go out to #TeamCotedIvoire goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangaré who lost his father earlier today.
Stay strong. pic.twitter.com/yYSrWkERnz
— #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 🏆 (@CAF_Online) January 17, 2022
The 35-year-old only assumed the No. 1 jersey after Sylvain Gbohouo was banned for doping violations.
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Sangaré made headlines on Sunday when his calamitous error in stoppage time led to an Alhaji Kamara goal which saw the Elephants share the spoils against Sierra Leone following a 2-2 draw.
Our thoughts go out to him in these trying times.
Watch video of his horrendous mistake that lead to the equalizing goal against Ivory Coast in their 2-2 draw game against Sierra Leone yesterday below;
Watch our trending video of the day below;
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