Cheick Tiote has passed away

StringerBell

As per the thread title, collapsed at training. Age 30, may he RIP;

The former Newcastle midfielder had been playing in China, the statement was released by his agent in the last few minutes.

SSN are running with it now, no details yet simply that he collapsed during training today.

Charlie19

****ing hell that's awful news.

greendom

I saw the rumours on Twitter and was really hoping they'd prove fake.

Awful news. May he rest in peace.

Arghus

Janey Mac. RIP.

jayo26

Just seen this wow young man only 30 he had a decent one or two years at room I remember him playing really well against United not afraid to put in a tackle.

Rip.

Cantona's Collars

RIP.

There seems to be a phenomenon of a high percentage of African players who sufferer sudden deaths like this.

Kerrydude1981

Thats shocking news,

The_Kew_Tour

Very sad to hear.

Good old player too

deadybai

Cant believe it .one of the most underrated midfielders in the last 10 years in the prem . Didn't even watch the game live but I still remember that volley vs Arsenal. Rip.

thelad95

Ah god that's horrific, for him to die so far away from home as well. RIP

RobertKK

That is so sad, one never knows when. RIP.

Dirty Dingus McGee

zerks wrote: »

RIP.

There seems to be a phenomenon of a high percentage of African players who sufferer sudden deaths like this.

One of the first things I thought aswell. It almost always seems to be an african player.

RobbingBandit

Sad to hear this new start for him to end so suddenly good player to watch sky sports news showing his equaliser against arsenal coming back from 4-0 down for Newcastle, RIP.

Potential Underachiever

Wow, that has shocked me. RIP.

GSPfan

Terrible news. How does a seemingly fit and healthy person drop dead. There has to be some medical explanation why it seems to always be African players. So strange.

Necronomicon

That volley versus Arsenal in the 4-4 is always what comes to mind when I hear his name mentioned. Tragic. RIP.

The Talking Bread

zerks wrote: »

RIP.

There seems to be a phenomenon of a high percentage of African players who sufferer sudden deaths like this.

There seems to be. Sorry if this offends anyone or if you feel is innapropriate for the thread but it is an apt discussion, considering the awful passing of Tiote.

Here are a list of Black/African Footballers that have died suffering Cardiac Arrests while playing:

– Samuel Okwaraji (Nigeria)
– Amir Angwe (Nigeria)
– Hedi Berkhissa (Tunisia)
– John Ikoroma (Nigeria)
– Bobsam Elejiko (Nigeria)
– Endurance Idahor (Nigeria)
– Chinonso Ihelwere Henry (Nigeria)
– Victor Omogbehin (England)
– Marc-Viven Foe (Cameroon)
– Mohammed Abdelwahab (Egypt)
– Chaswe Nsofwa (Nigeria)
– Guy Tchingoma (Gabon)
– Orobosan Adun (Nigeria)
– Sekou Camara (Mali)
– Shetemi Ayetigbo (Ireland)
– David Oniya (Nigeria)
– Kodjo Etonam Adjassou (Togo)
– Bart Opoku (Ghana)
– Benjamin Owusu (Ghana)
– Mohamed Lemine M’Boye (Tanzania)
– Ambrose Wleh (Liberia)
– Patrick Ekeng (Cameroon)

(These are players whose deaths were more documented for a number of reasons & there is a greater chance that many more African & black players have suffered from cardiac arrest related deaths while playing football. Recreationally or professionally)

Then you have Patrice Muamba who collapsed at White Hart Lane during a match against Spurs & was one of the lucky few to survive an on-pitch Cardiac Arrest.

On the topic of black & African footballers, there is evidence based research that they could potentially be more prone to suffering a sudden cardiac arrest.

The average black person is more likely than any other race to experience sudden cardiac arrest and at a much earlier age, according to research published by the American Heart Association.
The study found that 175 Black men and 90 Black women per 100,000 people go through sudden cardiac arrest, in comparison to 84 White men and 40 White women per 100,000 people. Additionally, there are several risk factors for heart disease and non-coronary heart problems that prove to be more prevalent for Blacks than other races.

Weill Cornell Medical College researchers’ also found that genetic mutation associated with an increased risk of heart disease, type-2 diabetes and other health problems is common in Africans and/or people of African descent worldwide. Over 40 million of them in fact.

Analysis of worldwide data revealed that the “R145C” variant of the ApoE gene (short for Apolipoprotein E) is found in 5 percent to 12 percent of Africans and people of African descent, especially those from sub-Saharan Africa. The variant is VERY rare in people who are not African or of African descent.

The immediate cause of most sudden cardiac arrests is an abnormal heart rhythm. The heart’s electrical activity becomes chaotic, and it can’t pump blood to the rest of the body.

For an African footballer, stress seems to be one factor that plays a part in these reoccurring cardiac arrests. The game of football for many, especially for those from poorer backgrounds, is more of a day job than anything. The pressure of providing for their families back in their homelands could take it’s toll on them.

Also with many African nations not having the adequate modern equipment to detect potential heart problems, there is a greater risk of hereditary or developing health issues that don’t get the necessary diagnosis. With some of these people being footballers or sportsmen playing in Africa or even going to play abroad, especially in more obscure parts of the World, teams in those nations too potentially may not have the ideal equipment such as a Defibrillator to defect any heart issues, putting them at an even greater risk. But this could be easily argued in Muamba’s case, who was playing for an established Premier League team with adequate financial stability at the time of his collapsing.




RIP TIOTE, , I had high hopes he was going to be Man United's Essien a couple of seasons ago

Malmedicine

HOCM -hypertrophoc obstructive cardiomyopathy is more likely in those of african descent and is a leading cause of sudden cardiac death . Probably explains the anecdotal increase seen in that population.

s3rtvdbwfj81ch

Too much of this happening.

Crazy news, shocking.

enviro

RIP

GSPfan

To make it all the more depressing his wife is expecting a child in the next few weeks. Heart breaking stuff. He has 3 kids already.

Life is cruel at times. It's precious too.

eagle eye

RIP Cheick, I liked him as a footballer, he was not afraid to get stuck in.

As said above, too much of this stuff going on these days. It's so sad to see somebody so young and in good shape have their life end like this.