1. Samuel Okwaraji: Nigeria's Samuel Okwaraji died playing a
World Cup qualifier against Angola in 1989, aged 25.

2. Marc Vivien Foe – Cameroon Player, Marc Vivien Foe died
after collapsing during an international game in 2003

3. Cheick Tiote – Ivorian defensive midfielder; collapsed and
lost consciousness during a training session and was
pronounced dead later that day with a suspected death cause
of a heart attack. He died on June 5, 2017.

4. Gofaone Tiro – Botswana winger; collapsed of a heart attack
during team training session and was pronounced dead upon
arrival at hospital. He died 28 April, 2017.

5. Moïse Brou Apanga - Ivorian-born Gabonese defender for FC
105 Libreville died after suffering a heart attack during team
training. He died 26 April 2017

6. Michael Umanika – Nigerian midfielder for Zagatala PFK
collapsed during a team training session in Zagatala. He died
of a suspected heart attack. He died15 August 2016.

7. David Oniya – Nigerian footballer collapsed three minutes
after kick-off in a friendly match against Kelantan and died less
one hour later in hospital. He died 13 June 2015.

8. Shetemi Ayetigbo - During a Dublin & District Schoolboy
League game against St Kevin's Boys, Ayetigbo, a Nigerian-Irish
footballer collapsed and died. He died 31 May 2015.

9. Chinonso Ihelwere Henry – Collapsed during a friendly game
against FC Balotesti in the 86th minute, after having been
brought on for only 10 minutes. With the temperature being 40
Celsius degrees, doctors tried reviving the Nigerian player for
30 minutes before declaring him dead. Supposedly, he
underwent health tests a week prior to his death with no signs
of problems detected. The cause was of his death was heart
failure. He died 5 August, 2012.

10. Emmanuel Ogoli – Emmanuel, a Nigerian player with Ocean
Boys F.C. Collapsed on the pitch while playing a league match,
and died later in a hospital. He died 12 December 2010

11. Benjamin Owusu – A player with Cavaliers FC Parakou
collapsed while playing in Benin. He died 10 November 2010.

12. Victor Omogbehin – Omogbehin of Ilford F.C. collapsed
during a league match. He played in the Isthmian Football
League game from Ilford against the Lowestoft Town FC. He
died 18 August 2010.

13. Endurance Idahor – A Nigerian player with Merreikh
collapsed during the match of his Sudanese club Al Merreikh
against Alamal Atbara. He died in the ambulance. Autopsy
report revealed that he suffered a circulatory collapse from a
heart attack. He died 6 March 2010.

14. Moise Brou Apanga – Former Gabon international died in
training for Libreville 105 this April, aged 35.

15. Patrick Ekeng – Cameroon international died while playing

for Dinamo Bucharest in Romania in May 2016, aged 26.

16. Zambia's Chaswe Nsofwa died During a club match in Israel
in 2007, aged 28.

17. Orobosan Adun – Before an away match with Enugu
Rangers, Goalkeeper Adun of Warri Wolves FC, was assaulted
by thugs suspected to be fans of the opposition team. Adun
died 3 days later from internal haemorrhage, during a training
session. He died at the age of 28 on 26 May 2009.