Two weeks after Christian Atsu’s demise, death has once again hit African football as another player died on Sunday afternoon at hospital after collapsing on the pitch.
Ivory Coast Ligue 1 side Racing Club d’Abidjan announced on their social media that their 21-year old defender Moustapaha Sylla is no longer living.
“Our defender Moustapha Sylla, died this evening following an illness on the lawn during the RCA vs Sol FC meeting”, the club announced.
“During his evacuation to the hospital, Moustapha died. He arrived at the club last September and was only 21 years old”, the club president Lagossina Cisse told AFP.