Suffering from liver cancer, the young defensive midfielder of the Ivory Coast, Willy Braciano, died this Tuesday in Italy, at the age of 21 years, announced the Ivorian press

Mourning in the world of football! Young Ivory Coast midfielder Willy Braciano is no longer The Ivorian international hope died on Tuesday in Italy, plagued by liver cancer he had been treating for several months

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Revealed during the Francophonie Games held in Abidjan in 2017, where he notably led the Elephants to the silver medal, the 21-year-old was transferred to Atalanta Bergamo in Italy in January 2019 The former Asec Mimosa midfielder was living a real tragedy in silence It was on his return from Pescara in the Italian League 2 that Atalanta doctors discovered Willy Braciano’s terrible illness

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Left to his own devices by the Italian leaders who quickly broke the player’s contract without further ado, the Ivorian had to return to Abidjan in the hope of a miracle that would unfortunately never come Willy Braciano had finally lost the use of his legs and lived with his mother in Yopougon where he spent his days waiting for a sign from heaven.

“Willy didn’t walk anymore He no longer thought about football … His days were numbered « , revealed a relative of the former captain of the Elephants. For his operation, the doctors claimed the sum of 5 million CFA francs that his family could not raise. Finally transferred to Italy thanks to the mobilization of Ivorian football players, he gave back that day

🇨🇮 Your Bi Willy Braciano left us this morning for new land in the sky 📿 🙏🏿 pictwittercom / BhrgEBsdTS

SAE II had published this video of Willy Braciano during the Francophonie games 2017 in Abidjan! He was a real captain! It’s sad 😭 It’s sad 😭 RIP Little brother 💔💔💔🎥 RTI #civ # civ225 pictwittercom / 5x1DjjWfjV