Chelsea legend John Terry has led a list of players and fans to pay tribute to late Ghanaian kitman Eric Kweku who died few days after a vacation in Ghana.
John Terry tweeted ““RIP ERIC. Heartbreaking news today. BOSS you will be deeply missed.
https://twitter.com/JohnTerry26/status/1534202745032417286
The fans have been paying tribute to the man who has been with Chelsea for ages, serving the club’s academy.
Black Stars target Calum Hudson-Odoi has been mourning the unfortunate demise of the man and so is defender Reece James who posted a picture of Eric with academy team.
https://twitter.com/Calteck10/status/1534201146872569862
Meanwhile, a social media influencer with the handle ‘Asiedu Mends’ has claimed to be the nephew of the deceased man.
According to him, his uncle came to Ghana to spend his holidays some two weeks ago and passed away in the morning of Tuesday, June 7.
Sharing a picture of the late Eric, he wrote “This is my uncle. He came to Ghana to spend some holidays just last 2 weeks and he passed away this morning. These past few days hasn’t been okay with me but better days ahead. Thank you uncle for the advice and support”.
Meanwhile Chelsea are yet to issue official communication on the death of Eric Kweku.
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