Zinaps FC players honor late teammate with touching display at funeral
Players of Zinaps Football Club paid their last respects to a late teammate by storming his funeral and honoring him with a football display.
This was shared in a post on X (formerly Twitter) by user @SIKAOFFICIAL1.
In the video, a coffin is seen placed at the center of a football field, surrounded by individuals believed to be the late player’s teammates.
Wearing their team jerseys, the players are seen juggling and passing the ball around the coffin, even kicking the ball over it as part of the tribute.
As the emotional video made its way online, many concerned individuals took to the comment section to share their thoughts and reactions.
See some reactions below:
@Gili1z: “This team has given Ghana some fine talents but dem dey like juju too much. RIP to the young baller.”
@Hadigomez3: “I believe all these practices are useless. How does it benefits the dead?”
@perryveli: “Chale what all this dey mean? We hear pro players die, and this sh*t don’t happen. What dey wrong we aah?”
@Ebeneze98879423: “Diogo jota dem no do such thing,dem wey they make alot of cash it was a cool burial but see wat wanna ppl dey do,chale we 4 shorn this.”
@Nanaqwame002: “We have been doing this since the 80s and thus our belief but now sua tra nti we see it to be some Jon move.”
@FrimpongOkyere: “this you see Liverpool players doing this after diago death l. African mentality.”
@La24730Laari: “I didn’t see the Portuguese or Liverpool players doing this at Jota’s funeral.”
@4ktbherry: “I legit think they all should look for a different career . Not even a single person there could juggle to impress their dead friend.”
WATCH VIDEO:
Players of the Zinaps Football Club send an emotional tribute and farewell message to their deceased teammate and promising football talent, 16-year old Isaac Mills, during his burial ceremony on Saturday at Teshie Camp 2.
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— SIKAOFFICIAL (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) July 7, 2025
