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Marcel Hnepeune (left). [Source: Supplied]
A New Caledonian player that featured in the Melanesian Cup Futsal Championship in Fiji two weeks ago has died after suffering a cardiac arrest during a match.
29-year-old Marcel Hnepeune came off the field after a few minutes and collapsed on his way to the bench when his side ASPTT was playing AS Ferrand in Noumea in the league’s top game.
Efforts to revive him failed.
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Hnepeune was player of the match when New Caledonia played against Fiji in the Melanesian Cup.
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