4 players from Malatya Metropolitan Municipality Amputee Football Team (Iranian Mehdi Saedavi, Hamed Matroudi and Muhammed Rıza Mir Ahmadi and Cameroonian Elvis Nkam Teneng), hearing-impaired teams Mehmet Akan (Adıyaman Municipality Deaf Sports Club player) and Arif Özdemir (Hatay) Municipality Deaf Sports Club player) passed away from the football world, Adem Şahan and his wife and children (B Classification Assistant Referee, TFFHGD Kahramanmaraş Branch President) Furkan Kürşad Demir (Kahramanmaraş provincial referee), Cevdet Karakurt (Provincial observer), Cevher Çakmak and Ceren Çakmak brothers (Hatay candidate referee), Hasan Bihan (Hatay provincial referee) Eyyub Saydam (Regional assistant referee), Nuri Gülen and his daughter (Hatay provincial observer), Yakup Yel (Kahramanmaraş former provincial referee), Cemil Can (Hatay former provincial referee), Kemal Torun and Soner Koyuncuoğlu (former Hatay province observers), Uğur Fırat Karaca (Hatay former provincial representative) and Mehmet Öztürk (Hatay ASKF President and TFF Amateur Board Member) It was announced that they died in the earthquake.
