Cameroonian striker Albert Ebosse has died of head injuries after being struck by an object which was thrown onto the pitch by a fan after an Algerian league game.

Ebosse was leaving the pitch with his fellow JS Kabylie players at the end of his side's 2-1 home loss to USM Alger in Tizi Ouzou when he was hit by the missile. The 24-year-old striker had earlier scored his side's only goal of the game.

A JS Kabylie club statement read: "The Ministry of Interior and Local Government, through minister Tayeb Belaiz, has given the instruction to open an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Albert Ebosse.

"The JSK player succumbed to a head injury after being hit in the head at the end of the meeting with USM Alger."

USM Alger also released a statement following the death of the striker, which said: "JS Kabylie's Cameroonian striker has lost his life after being hit in the head by something launched from the stands.

"This terrible news is saddening for football in our nation and in Cameroon and arrives like a bombshell just hours after the meeting with USM Alger which was played in Tizi Ouzou.

"In these painful circumstances, USM Alger and its members send their deepest condolences to the family of the deceased and to JS Kabylie. May Albert Ebossé rest in peace."

Ebosse had previously played in Cameroon and Malaysia before moving to the Algerian side last summer.