ASIAN CUP
Sister of Australia forward Mabil killed in car crash
The sister of Australia forward Awer Mabil has been killed in a car crash in South Australia while her brother was with the national side in the United Arab Emirates for the Asian Cup.
Update:
Teenager Bor Mabil, the sister of Socceroos forward Awer Mabil, was killed in the early hours of Saturday morning when a car in which she was a passenger crashed in Adelaide.
The death strikes a family that had already endured plenty of hardship on their journey to Australia from South Sudan via the refugee camps of Kenya and puts considerable perspective on the loss of a football match.
"FFA extends its deepest sympathies to Awer, the Mabil family, and Bor’s friends, at this difficult time," Football Federation Australia (FFA) said in a statement.
"FFA is providing support to Awer, his teammates, and Socceroos staff in the United Arab Emirates."
