Aïda Ba Explained

Aïda Ba
Birth Date:1983 6, df=y
Years1:?–2006
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Years2:2006–2007
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Years3:2007–?
Clubs3:AC Bobigny 93
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Repyears1:2007
Repteam1:France
Repcaps1:2
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Aïda Ba (27 June 1983 – 3 October 2022) was a French rugby union player who played at .

Biography

Ba discovered rugby in 2001 and formed the team while at Sorbonne Paris North University, becoming its first captain.[1] She signed with in 2006, but missed the season while sidelined with a knee ligament injury, for which she was compensated by her investments in Béarn Rugby Cité.[2] She played for the French national team in the 2007 Women's Six Nations Championship.

Aïda Ba died of breast cancer on 3 October 2022, at the age of 39.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Makowski. Georges. 5 October 2022. Les Louves de l'AC Bobigny rugby 93 pleurent leur capitaine Aïda Ba. French. Seine Saint-Denis. 7 October 2022.
  2. News: 4 October 2022. Rugby : l'ancienne internationale lonsoise Aïda Ba est décédée. French. La République des Pyrénées. 7 October 2022.
  3. News: Laugier. Jeremy. 4 October 2022. Aïda Ba, ancienne internationale de rugby, est décédée à 39 ans des suites d'un cancer du sein. French. 20 minutes. 7 October 2022.