-Players and officials of Algerian club absent at burial
JS Kabylie striker albert Dominic Ebosse Bojongo, who died last month after a club game has been buried. Ebosse was buried in his home village, Ndogsibi near Douala, on Saturday 13 September. The burial was presided over by Littoral Governor Joseph Betti Assomo. It was witsnessed by administrative authorities, footballers, football fans and family members.
Adamu, as Ebosse was fondly called, was decorated posthumously with a traditional title.
His club mates and officials were not seen at the burial grounds.
Meanwhile, JS Kabylie has been banned from playing at home for the 2014-2015 season following the death of the Cameroonian striker last month. Fans of the club are also banned from attending matches both at home and away - until the start of the year.
Ebosse died after he was hit by a missile on 23 August following JS Kabylie's 2-1 loss to USM Alger in a league match. He scored the lone goal for his club in the fateful encounter. He was also voted the top scorer of the Algerian senior league last season.
The sanctions were handed down by Algeria's Professional Football League.
No longer able to play at their stadium in Tizi Ouzou, Kabylie will play their designated home matches behind closed doors at a neutral ground until the end of February.
Supporters will only be allowed to travel to away matches in January.
League Football resumed on Friday since Ebosse's death, with Kabylie playing on Saturday at USM Bel Abbes.
In a separate meeting, Algeria's FA met with Professional Football League officials to discuss the increasing violence in stadiums.
"(Both bodies) decided by mutual agreement to intensify the fight against this scourge to eradicate it from our sports arenas," the FA said in a statement.
"The Federal Bureau (of the FA) decided to increase sanctions for missile throwing, use of pyrotechnics and laser, as well as other disorder in stadiums," the FA added.
The organisation also renewed its condolences to Ebosse's family, Kabylie and Cameroon sport, while stressing its commitment to monitoring compensation for the late player's family.
Albert Ebosse leaves behind a daughter and his fiancée to mourn him.
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