He died at the age of 39 due to illness.. Death of former Ivory Coast player Sol Bamba
Turkish club Adanaspor announced on Sunday that former Ivory Coast defender Sol Bamba will retire at the age of 39, after the team’s sporting director battled cancer.
Bamba was born on January 13, 1985 in France and started his football career at Paris Saint-Germain, later playing for Cardiff City, Leeds United and Leicester City. He also spent spells with Italian club Palermo, Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic and Hibernian and Turkish club Trabzonspor.
The Ivorian made 46 appearances for his country’s national team, scoring one goal, before retiring from the game in January 2023 and moving into coaching, where he worked as an assistant coach at Cardiff, then took up the post of sporting director at Adanspor.
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Adanaspor said in a statement: “Our sports director Suleiman Bamba, who fell ill yesterday before the match against Manisa Football Club, was transferred to Manisa Selal Bayer University Hospital and unfortunately our condolences go out to his family and our community.”
Bamba was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2021, but recovered from the cancer after chemotherapy.
Bamba arrived in Manisa city with Adanaspor’s delegation for a match against Manisa Football Club on Friday, but Al-Ezi died suddenly, which was a big shock, as he started feeling ill around 15:00. match
He was transferred by ambulance from the hotel where his team was staying to Manisa Selal Bayer University Hospital, and could not attend the match with his players.
According to local Turkish press reports, yesterday Saturday at 22:06 PM, Bamba died despite all emergency medical interventions to revive him.
The club is sad
Cardiff City, with whom Bamba was promoted to the English Premier League as a player, described his impact on the club as “immeasurable”.
The club said in a statement: “It is with great sadness that club legend Sol Bamba has passed away. He was a hero to us all, a leader in every dressing room and a true gentleman.”
Instead, the Ivory Coast national football team said on Instagram: “It’s absolutely sad news that Sol Bamba has passed away at the age of 39. Our deepest condolences to the family,” while Leeds United described him as “one of the best.” People in football.”