Sol Bamba: Former Cardiff and Leeds defender dies aged 39

  /  autty

Former Cardiff and Leeds defender Sol Bamba has died at the age of 39.

Bamba had been employed at Turkish club Adanaspor, who announced the news late on Saturday night.

A club statement read: "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."

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