The tragic airplane crash on Tuesday morning has left the entire world in shock as Brazilian club Associação Chapecoense de Futebol lost almost all its players who were on board. The team was heading to Colombia from Brazil for the final round of the Copa Sudamericana.
In a message to the Brazilian Football Federation;
‘Tough times call for togetherness. Ugandans are with you. We know how much this will impact on Brazilian football and those who lost their loved ones in the airplane crash’ said FUFA President Eng. Moses Magogo.
‘We are aware there some players and other people who survived. We pray to the Almighty for a quick recovery’ the statement further reads.
FUFA President further added in his condolence message ‘On behalf of the FUFA Executive, staff, members, players, sponsors and the entire football fraternity, we sympathise with the people of Brazil’
The aircraft had 72 passengers and nine crew members on board, including the Brazilian team’s delegation and members of the media.