Chinonson Ihelewere Dies During A Match In Romania

A 21-year old Nigerian football player, Henry Chinonso Ihelewere, died during a football match in Romania on Sunday.

Ihelewere, who was playing for CS Delta Tulcea against local team FC Balotești, collapsed 15 minutes after coming onto the pitch.

The ambulance was called and doctors tried to resuscitate him for around half an hour.

The striker had been playing in the Balkan country since 2007 when he joined Farul Constanta.

"What can I say? We're all shocked," Universitatea Cluj boss Cristian Dulca, who previously coached the Nigerian, was quoted as saying. "It's a tragic day for Romanian football.

"I trained him for a year and a half and I can tell you he was a real example in training. He could've become a very good player."