Cameroon footballer dies after collapsing before first division game

Yaounde (Cameroon): The goalkeeper of a Cameroonian women’s team has died after collapsing before a first division game, less than 48 hours after the death of Patrick Ekeng, their football federation announced on Monday.

Jeanine Christelle Djomnang, 26, fell ill during the warm-up prior to a Femina Stars Ebolowa match on Sunday, with the cause of her death still unknown. Her death follows that of Cameroonian Ekeng, who collapsed while playing a match in Romania. The deaths of Djomnang and Ekeng have plunged Cameroon football back into mourning, 13 years after Marc-Vivien Foe passed away at the age of 28 after collapsing during the 2003 Confedera-tions Cup semifinal against Colombia.