Last Updated: March 06, 2023, 08:35 IST
Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
Moustapha Sylla (Twitter)
The 21-year-old defender handed away whereas being taken to the hospital after falling in poor health whereas enjoying in a first-division match between Racing d’Abidjan and Sol FC
Ivory Coast footballer Moustapha Sylla died on Sunday after falling in poor health whereas enjoying in a first-division match, his membership Racing d’Abidjan introduced.
The 21-year-old defender handed away whereas being taken to the hospital.
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“Our defender Moustapha Sylla died this night following an sickness on the pitch in the course of the RCA vs Sol FC match,” said a club statement.
• Décès de Sylla Moustapha, joueur du Racing Club d’Abidjan, suite à un malaise sur le terrain du stade Robert Champroux de Marcory.Repose en paix 💔🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/vWOyGzbJuz
— Chroniques 225 (@Chroniques225) March 5, 2023
“During his evacuation to the hospital, Moustapha died. He arrived at the club last September and was only 21,” membership president Logossina Cisse confirmed to AFP.
Racing d’Abidjan have been the nationwide champions in 2020 and are presently seventh within the championship.
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