Another Belgian footballer dies of cardiac arrest

Sad news, Just two weeks after the death of Belgian footballer Gregory Mertens due to a cardiac arrest, another player Tim Nicot has also  lost his life after a heart failure.

The 23-year-old defender who  was playing for  fourth-tier Belgian club Wilrijk-Beerschot, collapsed on Friday, May 8 while playing in a tournamnet.

Nicot was placed in induced coma but tragically died today, Monday, May 11.

"Wilrijk-Beerschot is in mourning. Tim Nicot has just died. We wish strength to his family and friends. #YNWA," Wilrijk-Beerschot's statement on Twitter reads in English.

Nicot joins the likes of other football stars like Marc-Vivien Foe, Daniel Jarque and Antonio Puerta who have died of cardiac arrest while playing the game.

KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk is in rouw. Tim Nicot is zonet overleden. Wij wensen familie en vrienden veel sterkte. #YNWA pic.twitter.com/FOzV7c8gp0

— Beerschot-Wilrijk (@KFCO_BW) 11 Maggio 2015

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