"Ivorian player dies after collapsing on pitch"

" Ivorian player dies after collapsing on pitch \r\n\r\n Ivory Coast footballer Moustapha Sylla, 21, has died after collapsing during a domestic league game on Sunday, with Chelsea legend Didier Drogba subsequently demanding that more must be done to protect the country\u2019s footballers. \r\n\r\n Sylla, who represented 2020 domestic champions Racing Club d\u2019Abidjan, fell to the turf at the Stade Robert Champroux during matchday 20 of the domestic season, and was pronounced dead at hospital after being transported by paramedics. \r\n\r\n \u201cThe player collapsed during a Ligue 1 championship match, where his club \u2014 Racing Club d\u2019Abidjan \u2014 were facing Sol FC d\u2019Abodo.\u201d former Ivory Coast Football Federation vice-president Sory Diabate told ESPN. \r\n\r\n \u201cHe gave up his spirit after being transferred to the hospital.\u201d \r\n\r\n In a video of the incident, Sylla appeared to stumble before losing his balance and falling to the ground motionless, prompting opposition players to signal to the referee to halt the contest. \r\n\r\n \u201cThe club\u2019s management address sincere condolences to his biological family,\u201d read a statement published by his club. \u201cRest in peace Moustapha, rest in peace lion.\u201d \r\n\r\n Neither the club nor the federation gave a cause of death. \r\n\r\n Reacting to Sylla\u2019s death on Monday, former Ivory Coast striker and FIFA presidential hopeful Drogba called for more action to be done to protect the country\u2019s players. \r\n\r\n \u201cCondolences to Ivorian football,\u201d wrote Drogba, whose international teammate Cheick Tiote died following a cardiac arrest during training in 2017. \u201cThree deaths of Ivorian professional league players in less than four years. \r\n\r\n \u201cWhere are the compulsory medical visits for each professional\u2019 player? The blood tests, the ECGs, the stress tests? When will sports medicine arrive?\u201d \r\n\r\n "

"Ivorian player dies after collapsing on pitch"

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