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Former Ivorian footballer Tia Valery dies on pitch in France

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Former Ivorian footballer Tia Valery has died aged 42 after collapsing during a veterans’ match in Saint-Vigor-d’Ymonville, Seine-Maritime, France. The former Africa Sports, Séwé Sport and Stade d’Abidjan player could not be revived, reports Netafrique.

Former Ivorian defender Tia Valery, 42, died after collapsing during a veterans’ match in Saint-Vigor-d’Ymonville, Seine-Maritime, France, on Sunday 1 November 2026. He was playing for Groupement sportif Saint-Aubin Saint-Vigor against FC Bréauté-Bretteville, reports French daily Paris-Normandie.

Rescuers were unable to revive him. A former player for Stade d’Abidjan, Séwé Sport of San Pedro and Africa Sports of Abidjan, Tia Valery had also played in Ivory Coast’s youth teams. After his professional career, he settled in France, where he worked as a security guard and was the father of two children.

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