The absence of one of Australia's most prominent stars at the 2019 Asian Nations Cup, Owen Mabel, from the start to the UAE in the quarter-finals yesterday, has put many question marks in front of followers, especially in light of the brilliance of the player since the beginning The tournament, and specifically against Palestine in the second round of the group stage, when he scored his first international goals in kangaroos.
Australian media revealed that the reason for his absence from the basic formation was due to the death of his sister in a traffic accident hours before the start of the game. Australian coach Graham Arnold, who put the 23-year-old player on the bench and was forced to take the lead in the 73rd minute at Robbie Croce's expense to keep up with the white goal by Ali Mbakhut, Download Mabel.
Mabel's younger sister, Pour Mabel, 19, died of a traffic accident in the southern Australian city of Adelaide, the news that the Australian Football Association and the coaching staff have not announced so as not to be psychologically affected.
The Australian television channel ABC reported that Mabel's sister died shortly after being hit by a speeding car. Australian police stopped the driver and opened an investigation into the incident, which turned out to be a group of young people.
"The Australian Football Federation expresses its deep sympathy to Ower, his family and friends at this difficult time," the Australian Football Federation said in a statement. Mabel, a professional in Denmark, made a good start to the Asian Cup with two goals and played a key role in four out of five games for Australia, which lost their title in 2015.
Born in a mud hut in Kenya where she moved with her family because of the war in southern Sudan, Bohr, who traveled with her family to Australia in 2006, is part of a humanitarian program to help refugees fleeing the war.
"Football has served me a lot, I want to repay the debt to the children," he said in an interview with the BBC. The long-term goal is to make refugee life easier. "
Australian media have revealed that the management of the Australian team informed the player of the death of his sister after the team returned to his residence in Al Ain, without receiving further clarification about the player's position when he heard the news.
The Australian coach felt that he was delaying the player's announcement, fearing that he would be hurt more by the sad news.
Ower Mabel did not know of the death of his sister until after the end of the game Australia and White, and the return of the team «Kangaroo» to his residence in the city of Al Ain.