They were talented and ambitious young players. Their abrupt deaths have shocked the world of football.
- Cheick Tiote, Cote d’Ivoire
Beijing BG, June 5th, 2017
He died of a heart attack
- Ben Idrissa Derme, Burkina
Aj Biguglia, September 11th, 2016
He suffered a heart attack moments before the end of a match for the Coupe de France
- Albert Ebosse Bodjongo, Cameroon
JS Kabylie, August 23rd, 2014
He died at the end of a match after receiving a stone, thrown from the stands, on his carotid artery and died.
- Sekou Camara, Mali
Pelita Jaya FC 27th, July 2003
The cause of death is a heart attack
- Chinonso Henry, Nigeria
Delta Tulcea, August 5th, 2012
The cause of his death is a heart attack
- Marc Vivien Foe, Cameroon
Manchester City, June 26th, 2003
He died of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Youssef Belkhouja, Morocco
Wydad de casablanca, September 29th, 2001
He died of a heart attack in the middle of a Derby
- Hedi Berrekhissa, Tunisia
ES Tunis, January 4th, 1997
Died of cardiac arrest during a friendly match
- Patrick Claude Ekeng Ekeng, Cameroon
Dinamo Bucharest, May 6th, 2006
He died of a heart attack
- Guy Tchingoma, Gabon Fc 105 Libreville,
February 9th, 2008
He collapsed and died after the game