Cameroon Football player 'Patrick Ekeng' dies after on-pitch collapse

Cameroon: Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng passed away after he collapsed on the pitch during a match for his club in Romania. The 26-year-old football player fell on the ground after being 62nd -minute substitute for Dinamo Bucharest during a league match against Viitorul Constanta, his club said in a statement on the website.

According to the medical reports the football player 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." Ekeng had also played for Le Mans in France, as well as Swiss club Lausanne.