{"id":9898,"date":"2024-10-10T02:04:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=9898"},"modified":"2024-10-10T02:04:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:04:53","slug":"arsenal-star-bukayo-saka-funds-120-life-changing-surgeries-for-nigerian-children-in-need-after-teaming-up-with-youth-charity-bigshoe%f0%9f%98%8d%f0%9f%98%8d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=9898","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal star Bukayo Saka funds 120 life-changing surgeries for Nigerian children in need after teaming up with youth charity BigShoe\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal and England star Bukayo Saka has helped pay for 120 surgeries in Nigeria that have changed the lives of children.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11 ai-track\" data-ai=\"WzExLDAsIkFkc2Vuc2UgLSBzYXBvIiwiIiwyXQ==\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/11\/17\/13\/64650285-11439317-image-a-1_1668692088910.jpg\" alt=\"Ng\u00f4i sao c\u1ee7a Arsenal v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ed9i tuy\u1ec3n Anh Bukayo Saka \u0111\u00e3 gi\u00fap t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 120 ca ph\u1eabu thu\u1eadt t\u1ea1i Nigeria v\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 10\" align=\"center\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3 ai-track\" data-ai=\"WzMsMCwiVW5pYm90IC0gc2F1IDMiLCIiLDJd\">\n<div id=\"div-ub-zaly.online_1688988571160\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saka, who is 21, is getting ready for his first World Cup after being called up to Gareth Southgate\u2019s England team. But that hasn\u2019t stopped him from focusing on other things.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12 ai-track\" data-ai=\"WzEyLDAsIkFkc2Vuc2UgLSBJbnJlYWQiLCIiLDJd\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2 ai-track\" data-ai=\"WzIsMCwiTUdJRCBJbkFydGljbGVzIDQyIC0gc2F1IDUgNyIsIiIsM10=\">\n<div id=\"M887096ScriptRootC1467584_01131\" class=\"eyeo\">\n<div id=\"MarketGidComposite1467584_01131\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div class=\"mgline teaser-19199832 type-w\" data-i=\"kgZidkrWmBjTt9PkMLFG2aryBGy4OfgSytF5qv1jc1c-6tBtY22MFp9CrYoneH2FD1kxcLDuyW8dirlfP-yWdsnpGJOTKG1muH6fKPn67ws*\" data-observing-start=\"0\" data-observing-time=\"0\">\n<div class=\"image-with-text\">\n<div class=\"text-elements\">\n<div class=\"text_on_hover\">\n<div class=\"mglbtn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Working with the youth organization BigShoe, the winger was very important in last month\u2019s medical procedures for children in Kano.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2 ai-track\" data-ai=\"WzIsMCwiTUdJRCBJbkFydGljbGVzIDQyIC0gc2F1IDUgNyIsIiIsNF0=\">\n<div id=\"M887096ScriptRootC1467584_06c58\" class=\"eyeo\">\n<div id=\"MarketGidComposite1467584_06c58\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div class=\"mgline teaser-19199832 type-w\" data-i=\"p6rE1MRnnDfkBRvfOVl3BKryBGy4OfgSytF5qv1jc1c-6tBtY22MFp9CrYoneH2FD1kxcLDuyW8dirlfP-yWdjkYwXTbJlgJSiZVINKRwg0*\" data-observing-start=\"0\" data-observing-time=\"0\">\n<div class=\"image-with-text\">\n<div class=\"text-elements\">\n<div class=\"text_on_hover\">\n<div class=\"mglbtn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Concerns about diseases like groin hernias and brain tumors in Nigeria led Saka to do what he did.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.standard.co.uk\/2022\/11\/17\/12\/newFile-9.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;width=960\" alt=\"Arsenal and England's Bukayo Saka helps provide Nigerian children with  life-changing operations | Evening Standard\" align=\"center\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the 21-year-old said, \u201cI feel blessed to be in a position where I can help make the kids\u2019 lives easier and better through these surgeries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI still feel very close to Nigeria.\u201d It is very important to me to use my skills to make a difference wherever I can, and I want to thank the whole BigShoe team for making this happen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that every child should have the same chances to reach their goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/11\/17\/13\/64650361-11439317-image-a-3_1668692151956.jpg\" alt=\"C\u1ea7u th\u1ee7 ch\u1ea1y c\u00e1nh c\u1ee7a Arsenal kh\u1eb3ng \u0111\u1ecbnh anh &quot;v\u1eabn c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y r\u1ea5t g\u1eafn b\u00f3 v\u1edbi Nigeria&quot; v\u00e0 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1\" align=\"center\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s anything I can do to help, this is it. It was very important to me.\u201d Seeing kids and their parents happy makes me happy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to help as many kids as I can and do more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Five doctors worked together to treat and care for the kids during the surgeries in the middle of October, which went well.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nigeria\u2019s second-largest city, Kano, has a problem that a lot of kids there are having.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/11\/17\/13\/64650431-11439317-image-a-16_1668692308223.jpg\" alt=\"C\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111i\u1ec1u tr\u1ecb cho tr\u1ebb em m\u1eafc c\u00e1c b\u1ec7nh nh\u01b0 tho\u00e1t v\u1ecb b\u1eb9n ho\u1eb7c kh\u1ed1i u n\u00e3o \u1edf Nigeria\" align=\"center\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Arsenal star isn\u2019t the only player to work with BigShoe lately. Antonio Rudiger of Real Madrid agreed to give all of his World Cup earnings to children in Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As of January, the Madrid defender set up The Antonio Rudiger Foundation For Sierra Leone. For a long time, the foundation has helped pay for medical care for deserving children in Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rudiger says that his work on BigShoe is a \u201cmatter of honor\u201d and that he would \u201clike to implement many more projects in Sierra Leone\u201d with the World Cup coming up.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/11\/17\/13\/64522459-11439317-The_Real_Madrid_star_teamed_up_with_charity_BigShoe_to_help_prov-a-4_1668692220879.jpg\" alt=\"Ng\u00f4i sao c\u1ee7a Real Madrid \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ee3p t\u00e1c v\u1edbi t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c t\u1eeb thi\u1ec7n BigShoe \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 tr\u1ebb em \u1edf Sierra Leone\" align=\"center\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rudiger\u2019s actions are in answer to the problem of babies being born with club feet. There are a lot of kids who deal with this problem their whole lives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After leaving Chelsea, the defender said, \u201cIt hurts to see how children in Sierra Leone grow up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring surgery, the misalignment is fixed, and patients can finally walk and interact with others after a few months of follow-up care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thankful for these chances and really appreciate how lucky I am to be in this situation.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal and England star Bukayo Saka has helped pay for 120 surgeries in Nigeria that have changed the lives of children. &nbsp; Saka, who is 21, is&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Arsenal star Bukayo Saka funds 120 life-changing surgeries for Nigerian children in need after teaming up with youth charity BigShoe\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d - Sport News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=9898\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Arsenal star Bukayo Saka funds 120 life-changing surgeries for Nigerian children in need after teaming up with youth charity BigShoe\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d - Sport News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Arsenal and England star Bukayo Saka has helped pay for 120 surgeries in Nigeria that have changed the lives of children. &nbsp; 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