Ivory Coast Footballer Moustapha Sylla Dies After Suffering Heart Attack

Ivory Coast Footballer Moustapha Sylla has reportedly died after suffering a heart attack during a football match last weekend.

Moustapha Sylla suddenly collapsed on the pitch and passed out during Sunday’s match between Racing Club Abidjan and SOL FC at the Robert Champroux Stadium in Abidjan.

The left-back who is said to be just 21-year-old was seen on camera losing his footing in the center circle and falling to the ground before receiving assistance from the players on the pitch.

After a team of medical personnel succeeded in stretching off the defender from the pitch, the Ivory Coast top league game continued.

Afterward, it was confirmed that Moustapha Sylla died minutes after the incident while being transported to the hospital on Sunday.

“Moustapha Sylla died Sunday night following an illness on the field during the match with Sol FC,” the president of the Ivorian club, Logossina Cissé, told AFP.

“Sylla passed away during transport to the hospital. He had arrived in September and was only 21 years old.”

Moustapha Sylla who joined RC Abidjan from Djoliba AC of Mali in September 2022, was buried at the municipal cemetery in Dabou, Ivory Coast on Monday according to the club.

“Our defender Sylla Moustapha died this evening after an illness on the pitch”, RC Abidjan posted on Twitter on Sunday night.

“Management sends sincere condolences to his family. Rest in peace Moustapha. Rest in peace LION.”