Liverpool, England – E be like say Nigerian padi don land for the world of football matter, as Mohamed Salah, di Liverpool star himself, don vex for UEFA over wetin dem call tribute for late Suleiman al-Obeid, di man dem sabi as di ‘Palestinian Pele’.
Na Thursday, di Palestine Football Association (PFA) go drop bombshell say al-Obeid, wey be 41 years old, don check out for dis world after Israeli forces catch am while e dey wait for humanitarian aid for southern Gaza Strip. Wetin con make matter worse be say UEFA post tweet wey no even talk about how di guy take die.
Di UEFA show say dem no dey take matter serious, as dem just drop one sweet line on X, say, “Farewell to Suleiman al-Obeid, di ‘Palestinian Pele’. A talent wey give hope to plenty children, even for di darkest of times.” (Abeg, who dey talk like say we no get sense?)
Salah no gree just sit down dey watch dis palava, on Saturday e quick fire back, ‘Can you tell us how he died, where, and why?’ Na so e add more pepper to di matter wey don already dey hot.
As e be now, UEFA never drop any reply since Salah talk. PPA say di silence of UEFA and other football bodies since di wahala for Gaza start don dey too much. Di founder of Football Palestine, Bassil Mikdadi, talk am say e no expect UEFA to fit answer Salah. He come dey ask wahala how many Palestinian footballers have perish under this war.
We sabi say since di Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, we don hear say over 61,300 people don die for Gaza as Israeli military dey drop bomb like say dem dey celebrate Sallah. Na so di world just dey watch all dis matter as di humanitarian plight dey increase, and Salah don dey shout for world leaders to gree help di innocent people.
As di social media dey buzz and plenty people dey talk their mind, some even dey wonder why Salah no talk since di wahala start. Na wetin be di point if dem go just dey celebrate di dead without address how dem take die? Football suppose unite us, not leave us with questions wey get big answers.
Salah just dey show say e no dey fear to talk di truth even as e dey play for one of di biggest clubs in di world. Wetin we go fit do na to dey follow di news make we sabi wetin dey happen as di matter dey unfold. Naija no ready to sidon dey look while people dey suffer!
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