Soccer player in Ivory Coast dies after collapsing on field

SHOCKING: 21-year-old Ivory Coast football player Moustapha Sylla collapses, dies during match

Moustapha Sylla, an Ivory Coast footballer, has died after collapsing during a game on Sunday. Sylla was rushed to the hospital by paramedics after collapsing at the Stade Robert Champroux during the match and was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Ivorian player Sylla dies after collapsing on pitch

Moustapha Sylla, 21, has died after collapsing during a domestic league game on Sunday while playing with Racing Club d'Abidjan.

A soccer player collapses during a match in Ivory Coast and dies - L'Éclaireur Progres

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — A soccer player from Ivory Coast has died after collapsing on the field during a championship match. Moustapha Sylla, aged 21, died Sunday while being taken to a hospital, the Ivory Coast Football Federation confirmed. His club, the Racing Club of Abidjan, said Sylla's funeral will take place on Monday. Neither the club nor the Federation gave the cause of death. Sylla collapsed during the match between Racing Club Abidjan…

Shock in African football: A 21-year-old player died after collapsing during a match in Ivory Coast

Moustapha Sylla collapsed in the middle of the court and hours later his club, Racing Abidjan, confirmed his death. Sensitive images

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Reason for death was not revealed

Moustapha Sylla: Footballer dies, aged 21, after collapsing on pitch

By Matt Foster, CNN Moustapha Sylla, an Ivorian defender for RC Abidjan, passed away on Sunday after collapsing on the field during a league game against SOL FC, according to his team. Sylla, 21, collapsed on the pitch away from the ball during the game at Robert Champroux Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Opposition players immediately called for medical assistance on seeing him fall to the ground. RC Abidjan wrote on its official Twitter, “Our …