The Romanian Football Federation (FRF) has postponed all football this weekend "following the death of Dinamo Bucharest midfielder Patrick Ekeng on Friday," according to REUTERS. Ekeng, 26, who also played for Cameroon's national team, "collapsed on the field after suffering a suspected heart attack shortly after coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute during a league match against Viitorul Constanta and was pronounced dead two hours after the incident." The FRF said in a statement on Saturday that "all matches in the top three divisions, the junior championship, futsal (indoor football) and women's games that were scheduled to take place between May 7 and 9 were postponed." The Romanian Cup final between Dinamo and CFR Cluj, which was due to be played on Tuesday, "was also postponed until May 17" (REUTERS, 5/8). The BBC's Leocadia Bongben reported the sister of Ekeng claimed he said he was "feeling very tired" before the game. Ekeng's elder sister Monique Chantal said, "He told his best friend he was not able to play. He said he was very tired." FIFPro and its Romanian member union AFAN, "are concerned about the level of first-aid treatment available to Ekeng." AFAN President Emilian Hulubei said, "It would have cost as little as €400 ($456) per club per match to have state-of-the-art equipment available but the plan was not adopted" (BBC, 5/7).
