Footballer dies at 22 after struggling cardiac arrest throughout coaching session

Sports

By Linda Ikeji
11 November 2026, 5:43 pm

A younger French footballer has died after struggling a cardiac arrest throughout a coaching session along with his membership, Saint-Denis FC, on Réunion Island.

Wanis Honsor, 22, reportedly collapsed throughout coaching on the Stade de la Jamaïque in Saint-Denis on Wednesday, November 11.

His teammates instantly tried to resuscitate him earlier than emergency medical personnel arrived on the scene.

Honsor, who had very lately received married, performed for various golf equipment throughout France previous to his tragic passing.

Saint-Denis FC, who play within the Réunion Premier League for French abroad territories, introduced his tragic dying “with immense sadness and profound sorrow” in an announcement on Wednesday morning.

They admitted your complete membership had been left “deeply shocked and devastated” by his passing.

A press release stated: “In these painful moments, our thoughts are especially with his family, loved ones, and friends.

“Saint-Denis FC extends its sincerest condolences and offers them its full support during this terrible ordeal. Rest in peace, Wanis. You will forever remain in our thoughts and in our hearts.”

Medical groups arrived on the scenes and tried for 45 minutes to resuscitate him, however Honsor sadly handed away.

The Reunion soccer league paid a heartfelt tribute, which learn: “Aged solely 22 and on the eve of his twenty third birthday, lately married, this younger man had his whole life forward of him.