.Aug 31, 2024, 08:04 PM ETFormer Ivory Coast protector Sol Bamba has actually died aged 39, Turkish club Adanaspor, where he was technical director, announced on Saturday.Bamba played for Cardiff Area, Leeds United and Leicester Area. He additionally had incantations along with Italian edge Palermo, Scottish nightclubs Dunfermline Athletic and also Hibernian, and Turkish edge Trabzonspor.He created 46 appearances for his nation, scoring one objective as well as resigned in January 2023 and also entered into mentoring, working as assistant supervisor at Cardiff prior to taking up the part of specialized supervisor at Adanaspor." Our technical director Souleymane Bamba, who became ill prior to last night's match versus Manisa Football Club, was actually required to Manisa Celal Bayar University Hospital and also sadly dropped his fight for life," Adanaspor stated in a statement." Our acknowledgements go out to his household and our community." Sol Bamba finished his playing career at Middlesbrough. Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA/Getty ImagesBamba was actually diagnosed along with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2021, but was actually proclaimed cancer-free after a training course of chemotherapy.Cardiff Area, where Bamba gained promo to the Premier League in his first period, contacted his impact on the group 'unfathomable.'" It is actually with the inmost unhappiness that our experts have actually discovered this evening regarding the death of Nightclub tale, Sol Bamba. He was actually a hero to everyone, a leader in every suiting up space and also a correct gentleman," the club claimed in a statement." This is absolutely unfortunate information. Sol Bamba has actually died at the grow older of simply 39. Our inmost condolences to the loved ones," the Cream color Shore national soccer staff said on Instagram.Leeds United called him 'some of the nicest folks in regulation football.'" The notions of everybody at Leeds United are actually along with Sol's friends and family at this heartbreaking time. Rest in tranquility Sol, you will certainly forever reside in our centers, the nightclub claimed in a statement.