Kamba who is a right full-back was reportedly killed in a car accident in January 9, 2016, in his native country Congo.
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Ex-teammate of Manuel Nauer found alive four years after being declared dead
Congolese player by name Hiannick Kamba who played at the youth team of Schalke 04 with legendary goalkeeper Manuel Nauer has been found alive in Germany four years after being declared dead.
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But according to a German news portal, Bild Hiannick Kamba is alive and is working as a Chemical technician at an energy supplier in the German city of Ruhr.
Kamba went to the German embassy in Kinshasha to report the ‘fake news’ about his death to the authorities in 2018.
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He told them that he was separated from his friends during a trip in Congo and left without any documents, money or a telephone.
‘Kamba claims he was abandoned by friends overnight in Congo in January 2016 and left without documents, money and a cell phone,’ public prosecutor Anette Milk told the German newspaper.
When he disappeared and afterwards pronounced dead his ex-wife claimed the amount on the player’s life insurance
The prosecutor says that Kamba will now be 'considered as a witness' in the trial against his ex-wife, who is being investigated for fraud.
The woman, who shares a 10-year-old son with Kamba, has denied the fraud charges and is alleged that she only found out about the insurance after being informed of his presumed death.
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As it stands, it is currently unclear whether the necessary Congolese documents after death were falsified or obtained in Africa through corruption.
The news of Kamba's existence will come as a surprise to many that mourned his death.
His former club VfB Huls issued an obituary for Kamba in 2016, saying: 'He represented the ideas and values of our club like few others. His demise will leave a big gap. Hiannick is undoubtedly a bitter sporting loss for us, but primarily we will miss it as a fellow human being.'
Kamba was considered a talented right-back, representing the Schalke youth team alongside Manuel Neuer.
Kamba was later offered a senior contract with Schalke, which saw him separate from his parents who were deported back to the Congo in 2005.
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As of now, Kamba lives in a house near Gelsenkirchen, awaiting a verdict for the ongoing investigation into fraud.
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