Bolivian Football Federation President dies after catching Covid-19

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The president of the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), Cesar Salinas, died on Sunday after being hospitalized with Covid-19 earlier this month, officials said.

The federation confirmed his death in a statement that highlighted his"dedication and commitment to national and international football."He was a director of The Strongest in La Paz, a century-old Bolivian soccer institution."My condolences to the family and friends of Cesar Salinas, president of the Bolivian Football Federation. They have all my support in these hard times," wrote the interim president of Bolivia, Jeanine Anez, on Twitter.

The South American Football Confederation said:"Conmebol and the South American soccer family deeply regret the death." Salinas had recently met with authorities to plan restarting football in Bolivia after the virus coronavirus-enforced shutdown.

 

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