Cameroon footballer Patrick Ekeng dies after collapsing during match in Romania

Patrick Ekeng during a league game in Bucharest, Romania (AP)

Footballer Patrick Ekeng has died after collapsing during a match in Romania, doctors said.

Cristian Pandrea, a spokesman for Floreasca Emeregency Hospital, said doctors tried for an hour to resuscitate the Dinamo Bucharest and Cameroon midfielder but failed.