Sad news in the world of football. Moustapha Syllaplayer of the Racing Abidjan, from the Ivory Coast, died after suffering a cardiac arrest in the middle of a match last Sunday. The death occurred in a hospital after having been in critical condition for a few hours and the event caused commotion around the planet.
The team received Sol FC at their stadium, the Stade Robert-Champroux. The game was proceeding as normal until the 21-year-old collapsed on the left-back, when an opponent noticed the situation and began to quickly signal for help. Meanwhile, the Ivorian remained on the ground unaware of the situation.
Sad event in Ivory Coast.
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The club’s statement on the death of Moustapha Sylla
The club itself released an official statement to announce the death of the footballer and also to clarify how the death occurred. According to the report, Sulla he failed to recover, although what really happened is not yet confirmed. Even the team asked to wait for the results of the autopsy to find out the causes.
“Our defender Moustapha Sylla has died tonight after a blackout on the grass during the match between RCA (Racing de Abidjan) and Sol FC”, says the Racing statement. On the other hand, the president of the club, Logossina Cissé, spoke with the AFP agency and released: “During his evacuation to the hospital, Moustapha died. He arrived at the club last September and he was only 21 years old ”.
Moustapha Sylla died in a hospital.
It should be noted that the Ivorian had joined the team in September 2022 with the aim of strengthening the squad, since after the title obtained in the 2019/20 season, which was the first in its history, the ambition to go for more began to be noticed.
On the other hand, the Abidjan Racing Club has a sports agreement with Nice of Ligue 1 in France. This consists of the Ivorian players testing themselves in the French team and being able to reach one of the most competitive leagues in the world.
While, Didier Drogba He was one of the figures who appeared publicly to refer to the situation. The Ivorian legend wrote on his Twitter account: “Condolences to Ivorian football. 3 deaths of players in the Ivorian professional league in less than 4 years. When are the mandatory medical visits for each “professional” player? Blood work, ECG, stress tests? When will be the arrival of sports medicine?
Thus, he made it clear that he does not agree with the way in which sports medicine is being carried out in his country, where this type of situation is already becoming common.
