Former Cardiff City and Leeds United defender Sol Bamba has died at the age of 39. Bamba passed away on Saturday while preparing for Adanaspor’s match.
The Ivorian footballer was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in December 2020, but was thought to be in remission. However, the Turkish club Adanaspor announced his passing in a statement.
The club’s statement read: “Our head coach Souleymane Bamba, who fell ill before yesterday’s match against Manisa Football Club, was taken to Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital, where he sadly lost his battle for life.”
The club extended their condolences to Bamba’s family and the wider community.
After retiring in 2022, Bamba transitioned into coaching, initially serving as an assistant manager at his former club Cardiff City before taking over as Adanaspor’s head coach this summer.
