how i wish super Eagles players and nigerian celebrities could follow such footstep— Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil has
declared that he is donating his World Cup winnings to
good causes in Brazil and would pay the surgery of 23
children in the South American country.
Ozil, who helped Germany win a fourth world crown in
Brazil, had paid for the surgery of eleven sick children
in the host country ahead of the tournament, in
conjunction with the charity Big Shoe.
Now, Ozil has revealed on his Facebook page that he
would raise that number to 23 to mark the number of
players in the German squad, as a personal thank-you to
the people of Brazil for their hospitality during the last
month, The Mirror reported.
Ozil said that prior to the World Cup he supported the
surgery of eleven sick children in Brazil, adding that
since Germany’s victory is not only due to eleven players
but to their whole team, he would raise the number to 23
now.
Ozil’s decision to publicly announce what he was doing
came following a false story that had earlier declared
that the midfielder would be donating his World Cup
winnings towards the crisis in Gaza.
The Arsenal star’s representative Roland Eitel said that
the claim that Ozil donated money is not true, adding
that it might happen in the future, who knows, but for
now he donated money to causes in Brazil.—AP