At the age of 19, the footballer Mike Tshitenge from Fc Privaty died on Thursday, April 18, 2024, during a match on the municipal pitch of N’Djili, where his club was facing Uni Sports in a championship game of the Kinshasa Provincial Football League (Eufkin-Tshangu).

Everything started well in the stadium. It was about half an hour into the game, with the score still level, when lightning struck, severely injuring this defender and slightly grazing another athlete, his teammate "Ba Kilos."

All attempts to resuscitate him did not yield positive results. He was then transported to the referral hospital in N’Djili where the inevitable happened. The unfortunate player, who according to witnesses had burns on his skin, succumbed to his injuries.

As for Ba Kilos, he was narrowly saved, thanks to the water that was administered to him.

Boni Tsala