Cardiff Metropolis have led the tributes to Sol Bamba, describing their former captain as a “membership legend” and “true gentleman”.
Bamba, who additionally performed for Leeds United, Middlesbrough and Leicester amongst others in addition to incomes 46 caps for Ivory Coast, died on Friday, aged 39.
His loss of life was introduced late Saturday by Turkish membership Adanaspor, for whom Bamba was working as technical director.
An Adanaspor assertion learn: “Our technical director Souleymane Bamba, who fell in poor health earlier than the match towards Manisa on Friday, was taken to hospital and sadly misplaced his battle for all times there. Our condolences to his household and our group.”
Bamba overcame non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021, resuming his taking part in profession 5 months after his analysis.
It’s with the deepest unhappiness that now we have learnt this night concerning the passing of Membership legend, Sol Bamba.
As a participant and coach, Sol’s influence on our soccer membership was immeasurable. He was a hero to all of us, a pacesetter in each dressing room and a real gentleman.
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— Cardiff Metropolis FC (@CardiffCityFC) August 31, 2024
A Cardiff assertion learn: “It’s with the deepest unhappiness that now we have learnt this night concerning the passing of Membership legend, Sol Bamba.
“As a participant and coach, Sol’s influence on our soccer membership was immeasurable. He was a hero to all of us, a pacesetter in each dressing room and a real gentleman.
“Our ideas are along with his mates, household and everybody fortunate sufficient to know and love Sol.”
Bamba additionally captained Leeds, who mentioned the defender would “be perpetually in our hearts”.
🤍 Everybody at #LUFC is devastated to study of the information that former #LUFC captain Sol Bamba has handed away. Our ideas and condolences are along with his household and mates at this tragic time. Relaxation in peace, Sol, you may be perpetually in our hearts. pic.twitter.com/HFqtYgsFkM
— Leeds United (@LUFC) August 31, 2024
Bamba’s widow Chloe later paid tribute to her husband on Instagram.
She wrote: “For the previous couple of years I’ve watched Sol combat his most cancers head on with an astounding psychological and bodily power and stoicism.
“Sadly, it was by no means a good combat and simply when issues had been wanting up he took a downturn and eventually succumbed on thirty first August.
“These years have been indescribably tough however we nonetheless managed to seek out pleasure and laughter in it. I’ve skilled my worst days but in addition a few of my greatest. Sol accepted his destiny as God’s will and left this earth realizing, and not using a shadow of a doubt, that he was beloved wholeheartedly. I made certain of that.
“It was an honour to have beloved and been beloved by Sol. I learnt a lot from him. He’s my hero. My coronary heart is breaking. What a present, what a present, what a present to have been beloved by him.”
