The cameras had captured a glimpse of Foé moments before the collapse, leaning forward with his hands on his knees, suggesting he might have been experiencing severe chest pain. Unfortunately, the pain proved to be fatal.
Thirty minutes after being transported to the hospital, the 28-year-old midfielder passed away due to a heart attack linked to a congenital malformation known as cardiac hypertrophy.
During the France-Cameroon final of the 2003 Confederations Cup, the entire Indomitable Lions team honored Foé by wearing the jersey number 17, the number he had worn, during their training.
Marc-Vivien Foé began his career at Canon de Yaoundé and was noticed by French clubs Lens and Auxerre. He chose to join Lens from 1994 to 1998 before moving to West Ham in the UK for a year. In 2000, he returned to France, joining Olympique Lyonnais and winning the French League Cup in 2001. After a loan spell at Manchester City from 2002, Foé was set to return to Lyon, but the Confederations Cup marked a tragic end to his life.
Today, Marc-Vivien Foé would have been 38 years old, and the entire Africa Top Sports family remembers him and expresses condolences to his loved ones.
