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Albert Ebosse's father says 'My son was murdered'

The father of late Cameroonian footballer Albert Ebosse says his son was "murdered."

The striker died aged 25 in August last year after sustaining injuries from objects thrown from the stands in an Algerian league game against JS Kabylie. The pathologist who carried out the post-mortem tests on Ebosse said that the player "died of a beating."

Andre Bodjongo, the player's father, told BBC World Service's Sportshour: "It wasn't a rock. It wasn't a seizure. My son was murdered."

The pathologist's report said Ebosse received "a blow to the head" that caused "an indentation of the skull" and impacted his brain, and he suffered upper body injuries which indicated "signs of struggle."

Bodjongo also said he has not heard from the club since his son's death. The Ministry of Justice in Algeria opened an inquest into the death in December but has not released the results.

"Since my son was killed, not the president of JS Kabylie, not even any of his teammates have sent me their condolences. Nobody has called me from the club, nobody," Bodjongo said.

His comments come after the president of the Confederation of African Football, Issa Hayatou, recently said that "African football cannot be the breeding ground for hooliganism."

Ebosse's father said he wants CAF and FIFA to take action.

"All I want there to be is justice," Bodjongo said. "Those responsible for world football, they should make sure that football stays as a sport and not a war.

"If investigations are done properly they will find out who killed Albert. Albert was someone who absolutely loved his job, loved football."

Ebosse was the Algerian league's top goal scorer in 2013-14.