Mario Vrancic of Germany (R) challenges Patrick Ekeng of Cameroon (L) during their FIFA U-20 World Cup group C soccer match in Ismailia October 2, 2009. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
(Reuters) - Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng died on Friday after collapsing on the pitch during a match for his club.
Ekeng, 26, fell to the ground shortly after coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute during a league match against Viitorul Constanta, his club said in a statement on their website.
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