Former Cardiff and Leeds defender Sol Bamba has died.
He was 39.
The news of his death was announced by his Turkish club Adanaspor late Saturday night.
The club in statement said: “Our technical director Souleymane Bamba, who fell ill before the match against Manisa Football Club yesterday, was taken to Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital and unfortunately lost his battle for life there. 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 a course of chemotherapy and returned to play again for the Bluebirds and Middlesbrough.
He played for Leicester, Hibernian and Dunfermline, in addition to 46 international appearances for the Ivory Coast.
