Great mourning in Côte d’Ivoire over disappearance of very young defender

Tragedy on the soccer field in Ivory Coast. Racing d’Abidjan defender Moustapha Sylla died at the age of 21 after an illness on the field.

Reporting this to AFP was the president of the Ivorian club, Logossina Cissé: “Moustapha Sylla died Sunday night following an illness on the field during the match with Sol FC. Sylla passed away during transport to the hospital. He had arrived in September and was only 21 years old.”

The boy, who died during the transfer to the hospital, had only been with the Abidjan club for a few months.