Cardiac arrest during training: Wanis Honsor has died. He was 22 years old.

In an official statement, Saint-Denis FC, a team competing in the French Réunion Premier League, announced the death of Wanis Honsor. The 22-year-old soccer player died after suffering a cardiac arrest during practice.

“It is with immense sadness and deep sorrow that Saint-Denis FC announces the tragic passing of its player Wanis Honsor, which occurred this morning during training,” reads the statement posted on social media. President Jonathan Alpou, all members of the board of directors, the staff, and all players on the first team and the U20 team are deeply shocked and saddened by this terrible loss.”

“In this time of great sorrow, our thoughts go out especially to his family, loved ones, and friends. Saint-Denis FC extends its most sincere condolences to them and offers its full support to his loved ones. Rest in peace, Wanis. You will forever remain in our thoughts and in our hearts,” the statement concludes.

The Réunion Premier League has issued an official statement: “He was only 22 years old and would have turned 23 shortly; he had recently gotten married and had his whole life ahead of him. In the face of such a tragedy, words seem utterly inadequate to express the grief, bewilderment, and shock that are gripping the entire soccer community of Réunion today.”

“In this moment of immense grief, the Réunion Soccer League stands in solidarity with the player’s family, Saint-Denis FC, and the city of Saint-Denis, and will provide all necessary support to facilitate the repatriation of his remains to mainland France, in accordance with the wishes of his family.”