I am not a believer that our destinies are written on some stone, or that you come engraved on our foreheads when we are born, nor do I believe much in witchcraft, and magic, what I do believe are the probabilities. Now tell me your dear reader, what is the probability that a lightning strike falls in the middle of a soccer field, during the course of a football game and that it kills 11 players and that these 11 players are from the same team? You would have to call me crazy, if I tell you that this is even remotely possible, maybe it is feasible in a movie with many special effects, however reality always surpasses fiction.
The year is 1998, a friendly football match was being held in the democratic republic of the congo, the local team Bena Tshadi was facing the Basang team from the Kasai region, the intense game was developing normally, just a rain that kept the whole stadium soakinwet.
The game was tense, the score was in a draw with a goal for each team, at that time an unusual event occurred and nobody thought or even remotely that it could happen.
Lightning roared the sky and lit it, fell in the middle of the field and managed to kill 11 players, the creeppy of this story comes when after the commotion, the people noticed that the 11 players belonged to the same team.
The Basang team, decided to stop the game instantly and stop playing, it was the most logical desicions, they ended up winning by default. According to the chronicle appeared in the local newspaper L'Avenir de Kinshasa, "Lightning killed 11 young players between 20 and 35 years old who were fighting a football match. The athletes of Basanga curiously came out unscathed from the catastrophe. "
Many want to give a logical explanation to this event, say that local players had shoes with metal bases and this allowed them to be perfect conductors for the deadly lightning discharge. A people with customs rooted in magic could not ignore this situation without mentioning witchcraft, they say that the local team was cursed and that was what caused his death.
The Basan players did not suffer injuries worth mentioning.
No official report has been found due to the civil war and the rebel conflicts that were affecting the region at that time. This causes me great distrust, it may only be a famous legend of the region, however we can not rule out the possibility that this event has happened, because this beautiful sport full of adrenaline, is not free of tragic moments.
We also have to take into account that if there are reports and news, that show that others lightning has fallen in the middle of football matches and have even had fatal victims, I would like to bring you next time, an article about soccer players who have lost their life during a match
Tell me, do you think this could have been possible?
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