Nigerian footballer dies while playing in Romania

A 21 year old Nigeria footballer Henry Chinonso Ihelewere playing football in Romania died on Sunday while on the pitch. Ihelewere plays for CS Delta Tulcea,Romania second division club.His team was playing against a local team known as FC Balotești when the incident happened.

How did the footballer died? NP News gathered that Chinoso was already active on the pitch but after about 15 minutes, he collapsed and an ambulance had to be called in.He could not be resucicated for close to an hour.The medical team later pronounced him dead. The actual cause of the death is still unknown as at the time of going to the press.