“Now he is in one of the best locations and you can’t miss it if you are in Cardiff, if you are going to the stadium. I am glad his family is here and the club helped. It’s an amazing project.”
Cardiff director Steve Borley was also present as the mural was unveiled.
“Sol meant to everything to us,” Borley said. “You could ask him to do anything.
“I always remember every time I saw Sol, it was a two-handed handshake – he could not do it with one – and the biggest smile you have ever seen.
“He raised everybody’s spirits. The fans and people at the club will always have fantastic memories of Sol.”
Former Ivory Coast international Bamba had overcome non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2021 but passed away in Turkey, where he was working as a technical director at Adanaspor, after being admitted to hospital.
He also played for Dunfermline, Hibernian, Leicester City, Trabzsonspor, Palermo, Leeds United and Middlesbrough.
Listen: Sol Bamba mural unveiled
