Delta Tulcea’s Henry Chinonso Ihelewere suffered a fatal heart attack during a friendly against FC Balotesti on Sunday, doctors in Romania have confirmed.

The 21-year-old Nigerian forward collapsed with no other player near him, around 15 minutes after entering the field as a half-time substitute.

He was attended to by ambulances but was pronounced dead at the scene.

Ihelewere’s death came less than 24 hours after that of 22-year-old Columbus Crew midfielder Kirk Urso in the United States.

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