Wetin go fit sweet person pass na when you hear say one of our Super Eagles lads, Samuel Chukwueze, dey mourn im mama, Sarah Chukwueze. E be like say na only yesterday, dem begin talk say she don die after long illness. Na true wah o!
Di matter don hit di streets, as happen on January 29, when im brother, David, take to social media share di shocking news. E talk say dis one na serious loss wey don touch everybody for di family. Chukwueze, wey dey play winger, even dey carry burden for sport matter while im mama dey ill, no be small.
Sources wey dey around am yan say, even with di heavy heart wey dey inside di boy, e no let dat one affect im game for Fulham and di Super Eagles. E still dey train, dey play well, show say loyalty no get price for him.
Dis kind steady mind wey Chukwueze show, even as dem dey pass through dis wahala, don make fans and colleagues dey admire am more. Na serious matter wey plenty athletes dey carry for dem inside without anybody sabi, but Chukwueze na champ for im own.
As news dey waka around, plenty people don gather show him love. Teammates, fans, and football stakeholders don send condolence messages for am. Di Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) sef come talk say dem dey feel di loss for him side. NFF confirm say Mrs. Sarah Chukwueze, no be small pillar for di life of Samuel. Her absence don create gap wey no fit fill.
NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, talk say: “We know say Mama Chukwueze na strong person wey always dey dey for her children, especially for Samuel. E dey capsize as we dey mourn again after Wilfred Ndidi papa just go like dat.” Na wetin fit make person cry be dat o!
National Sports Commission no come sit down for back; dem also express condolence. Dem talk say: “We dey mourn with Samuel and im family, and we dey wish say make di woman gentle soul rest well. Our heart dey with dem as dem dey pass through dis hard time.”
Na true say this tragedy dey come for Super Eagles community just after team captain Wilfred Ndidi lose im papa for road accident. Na wetin dey make dis time even more emotional for everybody wey dey involved. Na wetin we go dey call bittersweet, as dem dey gather strength, dey support each other.
As we dey talk now, people dey call for unity, dey ask for prayers for Chukwueze and im family. Make we all join hands together as we dey mourn and celebrate di life of Mama Sarah Chukwueze. Di support wey dey surround dem go help dem pass through dis wahala.
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