Tim Nicot: Second Belgian footballer dies after suffering cardiac arrest

Belgium is coming to terms with a second footballer in their twenties dying of cardiac arrest in the last fortnight.

Tim Nicot, 23, collapsed while playing for fourth-tier club Wilrijk Beerschot in a tournament at Hemiksem, in the province of Antwerp, on Saturday.

Late last month, 24-year-old Lokeren defender Gregory Mertens died in hospital after collapsing as he played in a reserve game.

The death of Nicot, who was put into an induced coma at Antwerp University Hospital after his collapse, was announced by his club on Monday.