21-Year-Old Sylla Moustapha Dies In A Ligue 1 Game

A tragic event occured in the MTN Ligue 1 game over the weekend as Racing Club d’Abidjan defender, Sylla Moustapha died after feeling unwell in the middle of a football match.

The 21-year-old died while being evacuated to hospital, which had shockwaves running through the continent.

Racing d’Abidjan currently plying in the Ivorian first division officialised the sad event with a statement: “Our defender Moustapha Sylla, died this evening following an illness on the pitch during the RCA vs Sol FC meeting”, indicates the club with its statement which included condolences to the player’s family.

“During his evacuation to the hospital, Moustapha died. He arrived at the club last September and was only 21,” club president Logossina Cissé confirmed to AFP. Further information on circumstances surrounding the young players death is still awaited.