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Football: Celestina Beatrice Luna, member of PH girls national team, dies

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/sports/05/26/20200526-celestina-beatrice-luna.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Courtesy of PFF/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Celestina Beatrice Luna, a member of the Philippines girls national team, has died, the Philippine Football Federation said on Tuesday.</p><p>Luna, part of the squad that finished fourth in the ASEAN Football Federation Under-15 Girls’ Championship 2019 in Thailand, had fallen into a coma prior to her passing, according to a Facebook post by Pinay Futbol community.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/PinayFutbol/photos/a.252950544803856/2965581083540775/?type=3&amp;theater" data-width="auto"> </div><p>She was 16.</p><p>&quot;The <a href="http://pff.org.ph/2020/05/26/philippine-u15-girls-national-team-player-celestina-beatrice-luna-15">PFF</a> extends its condolences to the family and friends of Ms. Luna and request the football community to pray for the eternal repose of her soul,&quot; the the sport&#x27;s national governing body, said in its website.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">My Condolences to the family and friends for the loss of Philippine Girls Under-15 National Team Player Celestina Beatrice Luna 🙏⚽🇵🇭 <a href="https://t.co/q4oBBqGKpm">pic.twitter.com/q4oBBqGKpm</a></p>— James Younghusband (@JYH7) <a href="https://twitter.com/JYH7/status/1265239574965415936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We&#x27;re saddened by the passing of <a href="https://twitter.com/Beyuuuuh1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Beyuuuuh1</a> earlier today. The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PilipinasU15?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PilipinasU15</a> defender from Baguio was only 16.<br/><br/>Please continue praying for her soul and family.<br/><br/>We miss you already, but <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SoarHighBea?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SoarHighBea</a>!<br/>We lost one of our own today, but God gained another vibrant little angel. 💙 <a href="https://t.co/OBBD80DSbW">pic.twitter.com/OBBD80DSbW</a></p>— Pinay Futbol (@PinayFutbol) <a href="https://twitter.com/PinayFutbol/status/1265266038360305665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Luna, a Baguio native, scored in her only appearance for the country, a 12-0 win over Timor Leste in the AFF competition last year.</p><p>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="https://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</p>

<p>Luna, who saw action in the ASEAN Football Federation Under-15 Girls’ Championship 2019 in Thailand, has died, the Philippine Football Federation said Tuesday.</p>

Luna, who saw action in the ASEAN Football Federation Under-15 Girls’ Championship 2019 in Thailand, has died, the Philippine Football Federation said Tuesday.