At the age of 40, Modeste Mbami, a former Cameroonian football player who played for Le Havre before retiring for Olympique de Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, passed away.

A heart attack, according to accounts, was the reason of death.

He played in Spain and Colombia in addition to France, where he finished his career after becoming well-known in Ligue 1 in the early 2000s.

When he played with PSG from 2003 to 2006, he unquestionably made a name for himself as one of the best defensive midfielders in the league and won two Coupe de Frances (2004 and 2006).

One achievement in particular distinguished him as a hero more than others, and that was the gold medal he won with Cameroon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. The Indomitable Lions defeated Spain in the final on penalties, 5-3, but Mbami makes his mark in the match against Brazil.

Mbami was also a member of the Cameroonian national football team, which regrettably missed out on qualifying for the 2006 German World Cup after coming in second place to Côte d'Ivoire in their qualifying group.

He declined a coaching position with the national team of Cameroon in November 2019. Between 2000 and 2009, Modeste Mbami appeared in 37 games for Cameroon and scored three goals.