The Ivorian football federation has been struck
with another major blow after 29-year-old Eugene Koffi Kouame who plays
for Turkish side Egirdirspor died after collapsing during a football
match at Koumassi Stadium in Abidjan South.
The striker was said to have been playing a football match with a group of friends on Monday,
when he passed out and was rushed to a hospital. But emergency
treatment failed to revive him. It was later confirmed that he had
passed away.
Confirming the sad news, his club in a statement indicated that Kouma suffered a heart attack and died on Monday.
”It is while wanting to maintain the form with buddies and other footballers at the economic capital, that he met the death due to a heart attack,”reads the statement published by French news outlet, First Magazine.
Kouame's death comes a month after
fellow Ivorian player, Cheick Tiote, also collapsed and died during a
training session with Chinese side Beijing Enterprises.
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