Bukayo Saka funds surgery for 120 children in Kano

Bukayo Saka, Arsenal and England forward, has funded ‘life-changing operations’ for 120 children in Kano State, Nigeria.

BigShoe, the charity organisation which partnered with Saka to help poor children with medical operations, announced the sponsorship in a tweet on Thursday.

According to the organisation, the children had their surgeries at the Prime Specialist Hospital in Kano.

“Proud to announce our newest BigShoe family member: @BukayoSaka87 In front of the World Cup 2022 we’ve covered 120 life-changing surgeries for children in Kano, Nigeria. A big thank you to the doctors and team of the Prime Specialist Hospital,” the tweet reads.

In his remark, Saka said he is always happy to help children facing challenges achieve their dreams.

“For me, every child has the same opportunity to achieve their dreams and if I can really do anything to help, it’s really important for me to do this,” he said.

“It makes me very happy, especially when I see the kids are happy, the parents are happy. I just want to more and more as much as I can.”