A youth player for Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala was shot dead in Russia’s North Caucasus in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Gasan
Magomedov was driving towards his family’s home when his vehicle came
under attack from a “volley of automatic gunfire,” according to a
statement on the clubs website.
The 20-year-old’s parents heard the gunfire and rushed to discover their wounded son who died on his way to hospital.
The club added that the local police have yet to determine any motives or suspects.
The
attack took place in Dagestan, a region of Russia that has recently
become the focus of Islamist insurgency. For years, Anzhi’s leading
players lived and trained in Moscow and only went to Dagestan for home
games.
Anzhi’s
general director Sergey Korablev said, “we console with Gasan`s family.
I hope the law-enforcement bodies will efficiently detect the
murderers, who will receive just punishment.
“Despite
of the efforts to destabilize the situation, we`ll keep on living and
working for the only purpose — peaceful Dagestan.”
Over
recent years, Anzhi competed for the Russian Premier League title and
attracted star players like Samuel Eto’o, Willian, and Roberto Carlos.
In
2014, however, the club was relegated to the country’s second tier
after billionaire owner Suleman Kerimov withdrew his financial backing
and many star players left.
source: CNN