SO SAD!! 15-year-old FOOTBALLER Dies Of Heart Attack On The Pitch
15-year-old footballer, Mohamed Savane, yesterday died of a suspected heart attack on the pitch while playing with his friends.
The midfielder – who spent two years in the youth set-up at Stade Reims is believed to have suffered a suspected heart attack on the pitch, with the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille and Bordeaux all offering their condolences.
Mohamed Savane played for Reims’ U14 and U15 side’s before joining partner club Cormontreuil FC last summer.
The Ligue 1 outfit have announced they will pay tribute to their former youth star against Rennes on Sunday, where they will hold a minute’s silence in his honour.
While his face will be projected onto the screens inside Stade Auguste-Delaune, with players to wear black armbands out of respect.
Speaking of the player, Reims president Jean-Pierre Caillot said;
“I do not have words. To leave at 15 years is already a real drama.
But when it happens more on a football field, between friends, we are in dread. The whole club thinks of Mohamed’s family, his parents in particular, and his family.
