Sol Bamba has died at the age of 39.
Former English Premier League and Ivory Coast international defender Sol Bamba has died at the age of 39.
Turkish club Adanaspor announced the news of the technical director’s passing in a statement on its official social media accounts on Monday (Jan. 1). ‘Before yesterday’s away match against Manasa FK, our technical director Soulaymadene Bamba was taken to Selal Bayar University Hospital, where he unfortunately lost his life,’ the club said, adding, ‘We would like to express our deepest condolences to his family and friends.
Sol Bamba was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a rare form of cancer, on Christmas Eve 2020, but was declared in remission. However, Turkish media outlet Hurriyet broke the news that Sol Bamba had collapsed before the Manasa match due to a relapse of his lymphoma.
The French-born Ivorian center back, 토토사이트 born in 1985, played for Leicester City, Leeds, Cardiff City, Middlesbrough, and Middlesbrough in England, and won World Cups with South Africa in 2010 and Germany in 2014. After retiring from football in 2022, he worked as a coach at his former club Cardiff, then as a manager at Turkish second division side Adanaspor, and was the club’s technical director until he succumbed to the disease.
After being diagnosed with cancer in May 2021,
He was declared cured after five months of chemotherapy, and although his contract with Cardiff City was terminated, he was recruited by Neil Warnock, who took over at Middlesbrough and signed Bamba on a one-year deal, where he became a fan favorite as a human triumph icon.
Cardiff City, where he spent most of his time as a player and coach, said: ‘We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our club legend Sol Bamba this evening,’ said the club’s chairman, Paul Moyes. ‘Sol’s impact on the club as a player and coach is immeasurable. He was a hero to all of us, a leader in every locker room and a true gentleman,” the statement continued. ”Our deepest condolences go out to his friends, family and all those who were lucky enough to know and love him.
