Highly-rated 15-year-old Midfielder dies of heart attack on the Pitch in France
Cormontreuil FC midfielder Mohamed Savane has been reported dead after suffering a heart attack while playing with some of his friends.
The news of his sudden death has however thrown the football world into mourning as French League clubs sympathises with the family and club of the youngster.
Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille and Bordeaux are the Ligue 1 clubs who have offered their condolences to his family.
According to SunSport, the 15-year-old was said to have suffered a heart attack while on the pitch doing what he loved most, playing football.
Savane joined his present club last summer after featuring for Reims’ U14 and U15 sides earlier in his career. The publication, however, reports that Ligue 1 outfit have announced they will pay tribute to their former youth star against Rennes on Sunday.
Players will wear black armbands in honour of the midfielder while his face will be projected onto the screens inside Stade Auguste-Delaune.
Speaking of the player, Reim’s 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.
While Cormontreuil said in a statement:
“We were happy at the beginning of the season to see him come home because he was coming from Stade Reims. “He was a great kid, always with a smile, someone very endearing and touched at the club.”
⚫ Le SDR profondément sous le choc. Passé par les U14 et U15 du club avant de rejoindre cet été le Cormontreuil FC, Mohamed Savane s'est éteint hier, lors d'un match entre amis. Le SDR est tourné vers sa famille, ses proches et tout le football rémois, secoués par ce drame. 🙏⚫ pic.twitter.com/Uxe2iggMXi
— Stade de Reims (@StadeDeReims) February 14, 2019