Footballer Wanis Honsor dies at 22 in Réunion
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Defender Wanis Honsor, 22, died of a cardiac episode on Wednesday 11 November 2026 during training with Saint-Denis FC in Saint-Denis, Réunion. Emergency services were unable to revive him, and a psychological support unit was set up for his teammates, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
Réunion defender Wanis Honsor, 22, collapsed on Wednesday 11 November 2026 during training with Saint-Denis FC at the Jamaïque stadium in Saint-Denis, La Nouvelle Tribune reports. He had felt severe chest pain before collapsing, and attempts to revive him by his teammates, some of whom are firefighters, were unsuccessful.
Saint-Denis FC secretary Eric Pery said the players performed cardiac massages after the collapse. A psychological support unit was set up for members of the team who were present at training, La Nouvelle Tribune reports.
The French Football Federation offered its condolences to the family and the club. Wanis Honsor arrived in Réunion at the beginning of 2026 after playing in mainland France for FC Rouen, FC Dieppe and FC Flers, which paid tribute to him on 11 November.
