Football: rain of questions after the death on the lawn of a player in Côte d'Ivoire
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Mustapha Sylla, 21, Racing Club d'Abidjan player, tragically died on Sunday March 5 after succumbing to illness in the middle of a match.
A death that calls into question the health and follow-up of footballers in Côte d'Ivoire
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We were playing the 13th minute of the Ivorian Championship match between Racing Club d'Abidjan and Sol FC.
Mustapha Sylla is up to the middle line.
We see him move back on his supports and collapse all of a sudden.
Alone, without any contact with another player.
The young defender collapsed on the lawn, rescuers arrived, and he was rushed to a hospital center as the match resumed.
He could not be revived.
"
Our defender Moustapha Sylla, died this evening (Editor's note
: Sunday evening
) following an illness on the lawn during the RCA vs Sol FC meeting
", indicates a press release from the club which sends its 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 years old
,” club president Logossina Cissé confirmed to AFP.
A faintness ?
Cardiac arrest ?
Already a malaise in Mali…
Mustapha Sylla, 21-year-old defender, arrived at Racing Club d'Abidjan last January after spending the last year in Mali with Djoliba de Bamako where he had already suffered a heart attack which forced him to stop training in May. 2022. Was the Racing Club of Abidjan aware of this first episode?
Did the Djoliba warn the Ivorian club even if Mustapha Sylla arrived free of any contract in Côte d'Ivoire?
What medical examinations did he pass after his first illness and once engaged with Racing?
So many questions that remain unanswered and which made the Ivorian football icon Didier Drogba react.
“
Three deaths of Ivorian pro League players in less than 4 years.
When will the compulsory medical visits for each professional player, blood test, ECG, stress tests
, ”reacts the former Ivorian international on Twitter.
Condolences to Ivorian football 🙏🏾
3 deaths of players in the Ivorian pro league in less than 4 years
When are the mandatory medical visits for each "professional" player "
Blood test, ECG, stress tests??
When will sports medicine arrive 🤷🏾 ♂️😌🇨🇮???
— Didier Drogba (@didierdrogba) March 6, 2023
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