Ivorian former Palermo man Souleymane Bamba dead at 39

Former Ivorian Souleymane Bamba

died at 39.

È died at age 39 of former Ivorian defender Souleymane 'Sol' Bamba. News of this is coming from soccer clubs in which he played, including Palermo (2014-2015), with whom he played one game. The Società rosanero " with President Dario Mirri and the entire City Football Group family expresses its condolences for the untimely death" of the player, reads on the Sicilian team's X account.

The former national team member had beaten cancer to resume his playing career. Bamba was working with the technical staff of Turkish team Adanaspor when he è felt ill on Friday. "Our technical director è fell ill before the match against Manisa and è was taken" to the hospital and "unfortunately lì lost his battle for life", the Adana club said in a statement on social media.

The former footballer had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021 while at Cardiff City; he was declared cured of cancer after a course of chemotherapy and returned to play again for the Welsh club and then Middlesbrough. Born in France, Bamba began his playing career at Paris St Germain before moving to Scotland.

He helped Dunfermline reach the Scottish Cup final before moving to Hibernian and then Leicester in 2011. After stints in Turkey and Italy he è joined Leeds, where he è was club captain. Bamba represented Ivory Coast at the 2008 Olympics and played in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, making a total of 46 international appearances.