Real Madrid has offered assistance to a bereaved 14-year-old Morocco boy, Abdul Rahim Awhida, who lost his parents and brothers in the recent disaster
The 14-year-old will be flown to Spain by Real Madrid to finish his education.
Who is Abdul Rahim Awhida Morocco boy who lost family in earthquake adopted by Real Madrid after video wearing jersey goes viral
🇲🇦🇪🇦⚽ | ÚLTIMA HORA: El Real Madrid apadrina al niño que perdió a toda su familia en Marruecos tras el terremoto: "Lloró al enterarse".
Abdul Rahim Awhida se muda a España para incorporarse a la cantera del Real Madrid.
Lo único que le acompañaba era su camiseta del Real… pic.twitter.com/jpIJhEaoR5
— Alerta Mundial (@AlertaMundial2) September 14, 2023
Real Madrid, one of the biggest clubs in Europe, has pledged to assist a Moroccan teenager who lost every member of his family in the catastrophic earthquake that struck the nation last Friday. The 6.8 magnitude tragedy claimed the lives of fourteen-year-old Abdul Rahim Awhida’s mother, father, two brothers, and grandfather.
But the boy caught everyone’s attention when a video of his interview wearing a Real Madrid jersey went viral. Awhida revealed that he lost his family in the earthquake but will honour them by finishing his degree when speaking to Al Arabiya in the wake of the disaster.
Real Madrid called for the youngster to be found after the interview and offered to fly him to Spain so he could finish his education. Awhida, a devoted Real Madrid fan, wants to work as a teacher and a doctor. According to reports, Los Blancos got in touch with the boy through his uncle and made plans to fly him to Spain.
Alarabiya.net claims that the earthquake has killed around 2,900 people in Morocco, some of whom are still missing.
Moroccon football legend helps with earthquake rescue
Local legend Mustapha Hadji, a former star forward for Morocco, had joined the effort to find those still missing after the devastating 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the nation last Friday. After tremors slammed a hilly area, several lives have been killed and others are still missing. Since then, a large number of Moroccans have banded together to aid in reconstruction and rescue efforts.
Moroccan national team has given blood to quake victims
Moroccan national football team players have also given life-saving blood to those affected by the horrific 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the nation on Friday evening. Due to the catastrophe, the Atlas Lions’ Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Liberia has been postponed. Players have sent condolence messages to their affected countrymen.