Gondomar, Portugal – Na wetin dey burst person mind, tragedy don land for football world as Diogo Jota, di popular player wey dey play for Liverpool, and im brother André Silva, wey dey play for Penafiel, don die for serious motor accident wey happen for Zamora, Spain. Dem say di accident happen around 12:40am, as dem bin dey waka for A-52 highway, and na so di car wey dem dey inside loose control, enter bush come catch fire. Na wetin we call double wahala o! (As if one no enough.)
Cordoned off by emergency services, firefighters rush come based on say di car don dey burn like firewood, plus di flames don dey spread to nearby vegetation. Naim bring di sorrowful news say both Jota wey dey 28 years old and his younger brother André, 26, no fit survive di blaze. Di two paddy dem na real football stars wey don bring joy to many fans all over di world.
Jota and im brother, André, don shine well for di football pitch. Jota don play for big clubs like FC Porto, Wolverhampton, and of course, Liverpool. Na so im dey gather accolades and win trophies. E even help Portugal win two Nations League titles. As dem talk, ‘na him dey shine bright like star for football’. Just on June 22, Jota don marry im sweet wife Rute and together, dem don get three beautiful pikin. (Now, see wetin life don bring: from wedding bells to heartbreak.)
Pedro Proença, di president of di Portuguese Football Federation, don pour out him heart say dis loss no go ever fit replace di joy wey Jota bring come football. “Di pain wey we dey feel no fit measure. Di loss of these two champions go dey felt forever for football community,” he talk. (No need for as e dey pain dem wey get such talent on di pitch.)
Di last match wey Jota play na final against Spain for Nations League on June 8. And as we dey remember am, e be like say di world don stop for a small minute. Everyone wey follow football, from fans to coaches, dey wear di same sad face. Dem don begin share stories how patient and sweet dem be on and off di field. (Wetin you go do when you dey reminisce about the good old days?)
As we dey mourn, e remind us say life na fragile. So we go dey cherish all di moments wey we get with our loved ones. Football go continue, but di memories wey dem leave behind go dey forever resonant in our hearts. We go keep Jota and André for our prayers and hope say dem dey see di game from above.
