乌干达足球运动员大卫·欧沃里（David Owori）在坎帕拉遭抢劫暴力袭击后身亡[1][2]。现年27岁的欧沃里是乌超球队SC Villa的队长，曾代表乌干达国家队出战[1][2]。事件发生于周二晚间，攻击者在试图抢劫其手机时，用铺路石击打欧沃里[1][2]。路人发现欧沃里后将其送入医院，但他最终不治身亡[1][2]。
欧沃里在俱乐部贡献卓著。SC Villa在2024年赢得乌干达超级联赛冠军，欧沃里为球队主力[1][2]。其死亡引发乌干达广泛哀悼。乌干达议会于周三为其举行默哀仪式[1]。SC Villa在声明中表示"我们失去的不仅是一名球员——我们失去了一位领导者、兄弟和朋友"[2]。乌干达足球协会评价道："大卫不仅是一名足球运动员。他是一位领导者，也是一代人的灵感来源"[1]。乌干达国家体育委员会指出，乌干达体育界近期遭遇了多起类似悲剧[1]。
David Owori, a 27-year-old captain of SC Villa and international player for Uganda's national team, was fatally attacked during an attempted robbery in Kampala on Tuesday evening.[1][2] Assailants wielding paving stones struck Owori as they attempted to steal his mobile phone and other belongings.[1][2] Passers-by discovered him unconscious and transported him to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.[2]
Owori's death has prompted widespread mourning across Uganda's sporting community. The Ugandan Parliament observed a moment of silence in his honor on Wednesday.[1] SC Villa released a statement describing their loss: "We lost not just a player — we lost a leader, a brother and a friend."[2] The Uganda Football Federation added that "David was not only a footballer. He was a leader and an inspiration to a generation."[1] Uganda's National Sports Council noted that "Ugandan sports has recently suffered many similar tragedies."[1]