Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng has died after
collapsing on the pitch during a match for his club in Romania.
The
26-year-old fell to the ground shortly after coming on as a 62nd-minute
substitute for Dinamo Bucharest during a league match against Viitorul
Constanta, his club said in a statement on their website.
Media
reports said he suffered a suspected heart attack and was pronounced dead in
hospital two hours later.
"Dinamo
lost tonight, forever, footballer Patrick Claude Ekeng," Dinamo said.
"On
behalf of everyone at Dinamo, sincere condolences to the bereaved family. God
rest his soul."
The
Cameroon FA also confirmed the news on Twitter, while Ekeng's former club
Cordoba tweeted: "There are no words to express our sorrow for the death
of Patrick Ekeng."
Ekeng
had also played for Le Mans in France, as well as Swiss club Lausanne.
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