Details coming in indicate that the former Premier Soccer League chief executive, Chris Sambo succumbed to the deadly Coronavirus on Wednesday.

Sambo died at Parirenyatwa Hospital where he had been admitted after complaining of breathing problems.

“He was admitted at Parirenyatwa hospital after showing symptoms of Covid-19. He tested positive but he seemed to have been recovering well but they don’t know what happened all of a sudden and he passed away on Wednesday evening,” a relative revealed.

Sambo becomes local football’s first known Covid-19 fatality.