Wife of Top African Footballer Holds Husband’s Legs, Prays for Him To Soar at AFCON

Wife of Top African Footballer Holds Husband’s Legs, Prays for Him To Soar at AFCON

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:53 PM
  • Sierra Leone will be campaigning in the 2021 African Cup of Nations which will be starting this month in Cameroon
  • Wife of Sierra Leone star Musah Tombo was seen praying for her husband on her knees before the team traveled to AFCON
  • The Lone Stars are in Group E and will face Algeria, Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast for a place to the knockout stages

Hawa has been spotted shedding tears while praying for her husband, Musah Tombo, who will be representing Sierra Leone at the African Cup of Nations this month in Cameroon.

It was an emotional moment for Hawa as she fell on her knees to hold the legs of her husband and prayed for him to succeed with the national team.

Sierra Leone players
Sierra Leone national team players in action. Photo: ISSOUF SANOGO
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People who were at the scene were touched with Hawa's action towards her husband and they were clapping for the woman before her husband departed.

Sierra Leone drawn in AFCON Group E?

Sierra Leone are in Group E for the 2021 African Cup of Nations where they will face Ivory Coast, reigning champions Algeria and Equatorial Guinea.

Ivory Coast and Algeria are expected to qualify from this Group considering their pedigrees in African football.

Algeria were superb in the last African Cup of Nations in Egypt beating Nigeria in the semifinal before overcoming Senegal in the final to win the title.

Chukwueze gets mother's blessing as he departs for AFCON

Also, mother of Super Eagles star Samuel Chukwueze has won the hearts of many Nigerian football lovers after being spotted holding the legs of her son and prayed for him.

It was an adorable moment when Samuel Chukwueze reached out to his mother to inform her he is heading to join his Super Eagles teammates for the AFCON.

And as a caring mother, the precious woman went on her knees in front of her son and started praying for the Villarreal winger who is among the top Super Eagles players for the Nations Cup.

Samuel's mother was happy that her son will be representing Nigeria at the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

Separatists attack Cameroon city

Sports Brief earlier reported that the Cameroon city of Limbe descended into chaos as separatist fighters set off an improvised explosive device (IED), although local police say no one was injured, Xinhua reports.

Limbe is the host city of Group F matches at the Africa Cup of Nations in games involving Tunisia, Mali, Mauritania and Gambia.

Separatist fighters in the country have vowed to disrupt the AFCON tournament as they claim they do not want matches staged in that region.

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