BEIRUT: Two players of AFC Cup quarterfinalists Al Nejmeh of Lebanon were killed in a bomb blast in the capital of Lebanon on Wednesday, killing 10 people.
Defender Hussein Dokmak, 25, and playmaker Hussein Neim, 20, were driving back home after a friendly game through Beirut when the blast ripped through their car. Both were killed on the spot.
"Both players left the stadium after a friendly match in Dokmak’s car and were killed on the spot. Dokmak played for the first team while Neim was promoted in the beginning of the season from the youth to the first team." Al Nejmeh official Asaad Seblini said.
Al Nejmeh were drawn to play Mahindra United of India in the two-legged quarterfinals of the AFC Cup on September 18 and 25.
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