Gondomar, Portugal – E be like say sports world don collect serious blow as Liverpool striker Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Silva, sadly kick bucket for a car crash wey happen last July. Jota, wey dey on road with him brother after him just finish lung operation, no fit escape as dem crash for him flashy Lamborghini Huracan.
Early report show say dem dey head back to England after dem visit some family matter when tragedy strike. As dem dey overtake for road to catch ferry wey go carry dem, wahala jam. Car skid off road, and next thing, na fire everywhere! (No be small level o!).
This matter dey hit hard, especially as Jota just wed him long-time babe, Rute Cardoso, just 11 days before that fateful journey. A whole lot of heartbroken people dey mourn him loss, including three young children wey no go fit understand wetin happen to their papa.
Word on the street wey we gather be say Jota don speak with Alvaro Cerqueira, Gondomar SC president, just shortly before him crash. Na from him hometown that him begin career when him dey small, wey fit explain why e still dey hold on to his roots like say na gold. Cerqueira don talk say dem bin dey gree fine for phone just before 10pm, so e shock when him hear say accident don happen.
Jota don spend solid eight years for Gondomar before e move go Paços de Ferreira, and everything wey follow after na like movie wey everybody won watch. Atletico Madrid later come get am, na so e enter England league with big goals.
As we dey talk about Andre Silva, e no reach the same level as Diogo for professional game, but e too dey try him best, wey even lead am join Porto academy. The two brothers na motivation to each other, and dem dey finish training together every time.
Monica Ferreira, wey get small coffee shop for Wolverhampton, come talk say Jota be frequent customer wey always dey polite. She no even sabi am as football star at first but when she catch him for shop, her husband come show am say na big man be that. E dey nice to everybody, and her shop don become meeting place for fans since then. (E go pepper us if we forget am for that corner!).
As the news don spread, fans don gather for social media to express their grief, sharing stories of Jota’s kindness and humility. E no get time for airs or graces, na why everybody dey feel the loss like say na their own brother wey waka go.
So, as we dey remember Jota and Andre, make we hold tight our people, no let dem go. Life dey too short. Omo, e go better if we fit celebrate all dem good memories wey dey last. Rest in peace, Diogo and Andre. You go always remain legend for our hearts.
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