Aïda Ba
French rugby union player (1983–2022)
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Aïda Ba (27 June 1983 – 3 October 2022) was a French rugby union player who played at third line.
Born27 June 1983
Died3 October 2022 (aged 39)
Position
Third line
Position
Third line
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Biography
Ba discovered rugby in 2001 and formed the team AC Bobigny 93 while at Sorbonne Paris North University, becoming its first captain.[1] She signed with Lons Section paloise 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]