Romanian FA postpones all matches following Ekeng death


  • Football
  • Saturday, 07 May 2016

Dinamo Bucharest's Patrick Ekeng is transported to an ambulance after collapsing during a play-off match against Viitorul Constanta in Bucharest, Romania, May 6, 2016. Inquam Photos/via Reuters

BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) has postponed all football this weekend following the death of Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng on Friday.

Ekeng, 26, collapsed on the field after suffering a suspected heart attack shortly after coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute during a league match against Viitorul Constanta and was pronounced dead two hours after the incident.

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