Mohamed Ofei Sylla (15 August 1974 – 4 February 2019) was a Guinean professional football midfielder. Club career Sylla played in the Turkish Super Lig for Gaziantepspor and Denizlispor. International career Sylla played for the Guinea national football team, including appearing at the finals of the 1994 African Nations Cup and 1998 African Nations Cup. Later life and death Sylla died on 4 February 2019, aged 44, following a short illness. References 1974 births 2019 deaths Guinean footballers Guinea international footballers Expatriate footballers in France 1994 African Cup of Nations players Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 1998 African Cup of Nations players Ismaily SC players Gaziantepspor footballers Guinean expatriates in France Denizlispor footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Vannes OC players Association football midfielders