Tiote tragedy latest addition to uncanny list

Africa beset by on-pitch deaths in recent years

CAPE TOWN - The sudden death of Cote d'Ivoire midfielder Cheik Tiote on Monday increased the number of high-profile African soccer players who have collapsed and died - almost all of them from a form of cardiac arrest.

There has been no confirmation of the cause of the former Newcastle United player's fatal collapse while training with his club Beijing Enterprises, which plays in China's second tier. However, the circumstances are similar to those in which many other players have died.