{"id":13262,"date":"2025-04-16T20:43:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T20:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/aaron-boupendza-gabon-international-dies-aged-28-in-china\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T20:43:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T20:43:30","slug":"aaron-boupendza-gabon-international-dies-aged-28-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/aaron-boupendza-gabon-international-dies-aged-28-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Boupendza: Gabon international dies aged 28 in China"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Gabon international Aaron Boupendza has died at the age of 28 after reportedly falling from a building in China.<\/b><\/p>\n

The forward featured for his country at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Cameroon and won a total of 35 caps for the Panthers.<\/p>\n

He had joined Chinese club Zhejiang FC, based in the city of Hangzhou, from Romanian outfit Rapid Bucharest in January.<\/p>\n

Boupendza began his career in his homeland with CF Mounana and went on to have spells with sides in France, Portugal, Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United States.<\/p>\n

Gabon’s football federation (Fegafoot) announced the news of his death on social media.<\/p>\n

“Boupendza is remembered as a great striker who made his mark during the [Afcon] in Cameroon,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

“Fegafoot and the Gabonese football family offer their sincere condolences to his family.”<\/p>\n

Gabon’s president-elect Gen Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema was among those to pay tribute to Boupendza, describing him as “a talented centre-forward who brought honour to Gabonese football”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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