Football in mourning, former Premier League defender dies aged 39

Former Premier League defender Sol Bamba has died aged 39 after falling ill before a match in Turkey.

Bamba, who once played for Cardiff City and captained Leeds United, was technical director at Turkish side Adanspor.

A statement from the club said: “Our technical director Souleymane Bamba, who fell ill before the match against Manisa Football Club, was taken to Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital and unfortunately lost his battle for life. Our condolences to his family and our community."

Bamba was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021 while at Cardiff but was declared cancer-free after chemotherapy treatment and returned to play again for the Bluebirds and Middlesbrough.

His career also took place at Leicester, Hibernian and Dunfermline, in addition to 46 international appearances for the Ivory Coast.

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