Prosecutors are probing the death of former Ligue 1 president Alain Orsoni on Monay.
The two-time Ajaccio president was allegedly ‘hit by a long-range shot’ while attending his mother’s funeral, prosecutor Nicolas Septer told Reuters.
Prosecutors also said they’re investigating the death as a ‘possible murder’.
Orsoni, 71, led several political movements in favour of Corsica’s independence in the 1980s and 1990s.
He left the French island for South America in 1996, returning in 2008 to take up the reigns at Ajaccio.
He survived an assassination attempt on his return, and then led the club back to Ligue 1 before departing in 2015, and then a brief stint during the 2022/23 season.
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