West Ham Star Thilo Kehrer Visits Mother’s Village in Burundi, Dances to Makossa With Youths, Video

West Ham Star Thilo Kehrer Visits Mother’s Village in Burundi, Dances to Makossa With Youths, Video

Babajide Orevba
updated at June 28, 2023 at 8:43 AM
  • Thilo Kehrer has shown that he is not just a talented footballer, the West Ham United defender is a hot stepper as well
  • The 26-year-old paid a visit to his mother’s village in Burundi and was spotted dancing with youths and kids
  • It was an energetic dancing session as the German international grooved to the Makossa beat in style

West Ham United star Thilo Kehrer paid a visit to his mother’s village in Burundi as footballers continue to enjoy their break.

The 26-year-old defender was born in Tubingen, Germany, to a German father and a Burundian mother.

His mother’s homeland has continued to find hope and help through his support as they are among the socially disadvantaged people, Africa News reports.

Thilo Kehrer, West Ham, Germany, Burundi
Thilo Kehrer was spotted grooving while on vacation to Burundi. Photo: @PoojaMedia
Source: Twitter

Kehrer was impressive for the Hammers as he featured in 27 league games, helping the team to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

The former Paris Saint-Germain star was spotted dancing to the Makossa rhythm with youths while on vacation to his mother's home town in Burundi, and he did it in style.

It was a heated dancing session as the footballer joined youths and kids in the area to dig it out in style.

The clip has gone viral on the internet and football fans love it. One said:

“Now that’s how you vacay…nothing like trenches vacation.”

Another added:

“It's lovely seeing a lot of stars either made in Africa or related to Africa coming back home and connecting to the root. Bukayo Saka, Victor Osimhen and many more thank you. Africa needs more.”

One wrote:

“I love the fact that every African player used this season to visit their motherland. They sent a very strong message to their colleagues (that we have a source and we are proud of it). Starting from SAKA.”

Victor Osimhen reunites with old friends

Sports Brief earlier reported that Nigerian international Victor Osimhen visited his old friends in the Ojota area of Lagos State, where they shared a reunion.

Osimhen grew up in the area and attended Olusosun Primary School during childhood.

Following his successful season after leading Napoli to the Italian Serie A, having scored 26 league goals, the forward returned home to reunite with his old pals.

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Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.
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