and International player, Patrick Ekeng is dead.
He died after collapsing during a match in
Romania.
Cristian Pandrea, a spokesman for Floreasca
Emeregency Hospital in Bucharest, said
doctors tried for an hour to resuscitate the
Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon midfielder
but failed.
He said the cause of death is not yet known,
but local media said the 26-year-old had a
heart attack.
The match between Dinamo and Viitorul
Constanta was tied at 3-3 and being
broadcast live when Ekeng fell to the ground
in the 69th minute, seven minutes after he
went on as a substitute.
He was immediately taken to hospital, where
dozens of fans gathered outside. Players and
staff could be seen crying as events
unfolded, and some went with him to
hospital.
Ekeng played for Spanish club Cordoba,
Swiss side Lausanne and French team Le
Mans, before moving to Dinamo last year.
He is survived by a wife and daughter who
are in Paris. His wife is expected to arrive in
Romania today.
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