Late Footballer Cheick Tiote’s Final Words to Friend Few Hours Before His Death

Here are the final words of former Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote who died yesterday after collapsing during a training session in China. A friend of his, Yusuf Abubakar Tumi shared their Whatsapp conversation where he said;

“May Allah make us bigger in heaven, not on earth. Earth will finish, heaven won’t”

Yusuf shared the messages on Twitter and wrote;

“The words of Tiote when we chatted today 🙏🏿. Inah lilahi wa inah lilahi rajun -: May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace Aljanah 🙏🏿 #tiote”