Ex-Ghana International Christian Attah Gyan has died at the age of 43.

The former Feyenoord center back died on Wednesday after a long battle with cancer, according to reports.

His teammate and former Ivorian international, Bonaventure Kalou with whom he played for several seasons reported Gyan’s death on Wednesday on Instagram.

Gyan won the Dutch Eredivisie, a Johan Cruijff Shield and a UEFA Cup in 2000 with Feyenoord.

He made 93 appearances for Feyenoord and scored three goals.

After his retirement in 2010, Gyan struggled financially owing to the medical bills of his seriously ill son, Montel and his generosity towards anyone that asked him for help.

However, he recovered somewhat from his financial troubles after a Feyenoord sponsor gave him a job at the port of Rotterdam.

He was capped 23 times for the Black stars.