Cardiff City are planning a tribute to defender Sol Bamba around their Championship home game with Leeds United on Saturday, 21 September.
The former Cardiff player and coach died on Saturday at the age of 39, after being admitted to hospital in Turkey where he had been working as technical director for Adanaspor.
Bamba captained Leeds during a playing career which began at Paris St-Germain and took him to Dunfermline, Hibernian, Leicester, Trabzonspor, Palermo and Middlesbrough.
The Ivory Coast defender, who overcame non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021, made more than 50 league appearances for the Elland Road club between January 2015 and October 2016.
He then joined Cardiff where he stayed for almost five years, making more than 100 appearances.
The Bluebirds are liaising with their fellow Championship side to organise a tribute to a player who was popular at both clubs.
“Discussions are already underway to pay tribute to Sol at the Leeds game,” said Cardiff chairman Mehmet Dalman.
“They are willing and happy to go along with us. There are preparations taking place for this.”
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