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African player collapses and dies in Israel
Chaswe Nsofwa, pictured in 2001, a Zambian footballer playing in the Israeli league, collapsed and died after a match on Wednesday in an eerie echo of the tragedy which befell Spanish midfielder Antonio Puerta.
JERUSALEM (AFP) - A Zambian footballer, playing in the Israeli league, collapsed and died after a match on Wednesday in an eerie echo of the tragedy which befell Spanish midfielder Antonio Puerta.
Chaswe Nsofwa, who plays for Hapoel Beersheva, collapsed during a training game in the south of the country, a hospital source said.
Nsofwa was taken to hospital in Beersheva where he was declared dead.
The cause of his death was not revealed.
On Saturday, the 22-year-old Puerta collapsed during a Spanish league match but died on Tuesday after multiple organ failure caused by prolonged cardiac arrest.
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