{"id":25227,"date":"2016-05-10T03:04:52","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T03:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/cameroon-women-s-elite-league-goalkeeper-dies\/"},"modified":"2016-05-10T02:43:41","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T02:43:41","slug":"cameroon-women-s-elite-league-goalkeeper-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/cameroon-women-s-elite-league-goalkeeper-dies\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameroon women’s elite league goalkeeper dies aged 26 during warm-up session"},"content":{"rendered":"

{The goalkeeper of a Cameroonian women’s side has died after collapsing during a warm-up session, the Cameroon Football Federation has said.}<\/p>\n

Jeanine Christelle Djomnang, 26, became ill before a Femina Stars Ebolowa match in southern Cameroon on Sunday, and died on her way to hospital.<\/p>\n

The federation says initial reports suggest she died of a heart attack but it is now awaiting a medical report.<\/p>\n

It comes days after Cameroon player Patrick Ekeng died in Romania.<\/p>\n

Djomnang complained of chest pains as she prepared to take on Louves MINPROFF Yaounde in the Cameroon elite league and was taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

Cameroon’s African Women Footballer of the Year Gaelle Enganamouit, who now plays in Sweden, was one of the first to react to the news.<\/p>\n

“It’s with sadness that I have learnt of the death of my team-mate Djomnang Jeanine Christelle of Femina Stars Ebolowa, may her soul rest in peace,” she wrote on social media.<\/p>\n

On Friday, it was confirmed that Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon midfielder Patrick Ekeng had died aged 26 of a suspected heart attack after collapsing on the pitch.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old fell to the floor in the 70th minute of a televised Romanian league match between Dinamo and Viitorul. He died later in hospital.<\/p>\n

A book of condolence has been opened at the Cameroon Football Federation headquarters for both Ekeng and Djomanang.<\/p>\n

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