A former Sewe Sport and Asec Mimoas player Eugene Koffi Kouame has been reported dead, after collapsing during a football match at Koumassi Stadium in Abdijan South.
The 29-year-old Ivorian striker who turns for Turkish side Egirdirspor was playing the match with a group of friends,when he passed out and was rushed to hospital.
But emergency treatment failed to revive him and was later confirmed that he had passed away.
A statement from his club Egirdirspor has indicated that Kouma suffered a heart attack and died after on- field collapse yesterday.
The statement published by French news outlet,First Magazine read;
“…. 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,”
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