England international and Arsenal striker, Bukayo Saka, is collaborating with the charity organisation, BigShoe, to financial assistance to some 120 Nigerian children in Kano to undergo life-changing surgery.
The children were suffering from hernias and brain tumours.
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The surgery is provided through BigShoe, a charity organisation who financially supports impoverished children who require surgery.
The 21-year-old was born in London and represents England at international level, however his parents were both raised in Nigeria before moving to England.
All 120 operations were successfully completed last month, with Saka saying that he felt ‘blessed’ to be able to help those in need in Nigeria.
He said: “I feel blessed to be in a position where I can contribute to making the children’s lives easier and better through these surgeries.
“I still feel very connected to Nigeria.
“For me, it is very important to use my abilities to have a positive impact where I can and I have to say a big thank you to the whole BigShoe team for making this possible.
The same gesture was extended to impoverished children in Sierra Leone who require medical treatment and they are being supported by the former Chelsea star, Antonio Rudiger by donating his Germany World Cup bonus to cover surgeries in Sierra Leone.
