Schalke’s Hiannick Kamba was announced dead at the age of 33, after a car accident in his native country of Congo.
4 years and 4 months later, he was discovered alive and working in a power plant in Germany’s Ruhr Valley.
4 years and 4 months later, he was discovered alive and working in a power plant in Germany’s Ruhr Valley.
According to Sport Bild, Kamba did not fake his death.
Instead, he was abandoned by his friends during the night of January 9, 2016, in Congo.
He was left without documents, without his phone and without money.
Instead, he was abandoned by his friends during the night of January 9, 2016, in Congo.
He was left without documents, without his phone and without money.
The German authorities are investigating Kamba’s ex-wife for insurance fraud.
She allegedly reported his death and collected a six-figure sum as part of the insurance settlement.
She allegedly reported his death and collected a six-figure sum as part of the insurance settlement.
*Correction: Kamba came up through Schalke’s academy and even played in the same youth team as Manuel Neuer.
However, he was playing for eighth-tier German side VFB Huls at the time of his disappearance.
However, he was playing for eighth-tier German side VFB Huls at the time of his disappearance.
Kamba’s ex-wife allegedly produced falsified funeral documents and a ‘Congolese death certificate’ in order to receive the insurance payout.
Whether she obtained the documents by bribing people or simply falsified them, or is innocent, remains to be seen.
Whether she obtained the documents by bribing people or simply falsified them, or is innocent, remains to be seen.
Kamba applied to return to Germany in 2018, and recently returned to work as a chemist in Gelsenkirchen.
In addition to Hüls and Schalke, Kamba also played for Zweckel, Borken, Recklinghausen, Vestia and Hassel.
In addition to Hüls and Schalke, Kamba also played for Zweckel, Borken, Recklinghausen, Vestia and Hassel.
Two years after his disappearance, Kamba went to the German embassy of Kinshasa, Congo.
He told them that he was abandoned by his friends in the interior of the country, which is why he was presumed dead.
Kamba will be called as a witness in the trial.
He told them that he was abandoned by his friends in the interior of the country, which is why he was presumed dead.
Kamba will be called as a witness in the trial.
Kamba’s ex-wife, 39, and Kamba, 33, share a 10-year-old son.
She has defended her innocence, saying she only found out about the insurance after being told of his death.
She has defended her innocence, saying she only found out about the insurance after being told of his death.
Kamba’s family left Congo shortly after his birth in 1986 and came to Germany. However, they were deported back to Congo in 2005.
On the other hand, Kamba was allowed to stay in Germany due to his status as a Schalke youth player, which gave him asylum and residency rights.
On the other hand, Kamba was allowed to stay in Germany due to his status as a Schalke youth player, which gave him asylum and residency rights.
*Correction: Kamba was announced dead at the age of 29, but he is 33 today.
