Former Elephant of Côte d’Ivoire defender Sol Bamba has died on the age of 39.
Bamba had been employed at Turkish membership Adanaspor, who introduced the information late on Saturday evening.
“Our technical director Souleymane Bamba, who fell unwell earlier than the match in opposition to Manisa Soccer Membership yesterday, was taken to Manisa Celal Bayar College Hospital and sadly misplaced his battle for all times there. Our condolences to his household and our group,” the membership assertion learn.
Bamba was recognized with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021 whereas at Cardiff, however was declared cancer-free after a course of chemotherapy and returned to play once more for the Bluebirds and Middlesbrough.
He additionally featured for Leicester, Hibernian and Dunfermline, along with 46 worldwide appearances for the Ivory Coast.
Bamba, who was born in France to Ivorian mother and father, started his taking part in profession at Paris Saint-Germain earlier than shifting to Scotland after failing to determine himself within the first crew.
He helped Dunfermline attain the Scottish Cup last in his first season, earlier than shifting to Hibs after which Leicester in 2011.
Following spells in Turkey and Italy he joined Leeds, the place he was membership captain, whereas in his first full season at Cardiff he helped them clinch promotion to the Premier League.
He performed greater than 100 instances for the Bluebirds and was assistant supervisor for six months in 2023.
Bamba represented Côte d’Ivoire on the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and performed within the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and made his last worldwide look two years later.
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