Fans have taken to the streets in Uganda to mourn the death of Liverpool star Diogo Jota, who recently died in a tragic car crash.
This is contained in a post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, by a user, @SIKAOFFICIAL1, which shows a large number of Ugandan fans marching in tribute to the late footballer.
The street procession follows the heartbreaking news of Jota’s death in a car crash in Spain early Thursday morning.
The 28-year-old died alongside his younger brother, André Silva, a fellow professional footballer, who was 25.
Jota and his brother were later laid to rest in their hometown, surrounded by family, friends, teammates, and fans.
As the video of the Ugandan tribute circulated online, many concerned individuals flooded the comment section to express their grief and share fond memories of the player.
See some reactions below:
@Pile_Driven: “Hahaha,No wonder Nigerian economy decline for decades.”
@hotkaga: “Africans can tell each other apart. 3 seconds into the video I knew that wasn’t Nigeria. And no die hard Liverpool supporters in Nigeria. It’s the home of Arsenal, Chelsea and Man U.”
@christhiney18: “Some of you folks with big accounts are the most unreasonable set of people on this app. Spreading fake information here and there just to get engagements. Well, Nigeria being the Greatest of all can only get the progress you seek though.”
@igbinhenry: “It can only be Ugandan doing this shit 💩 wetin concern Naija with all this kind thing lol.”
@akodotbadoo: “see wetin Ronaldo dey talk how is this mourning like this. the only thing related to Jota here is the Banner the other thing is just fun.”
WATCH VIDEO:
Liverpool fans in Nigeria took to the streets in a solemn march to mourn the loss of Portuguese national, Diogo Jota. pic.twitter.com/rrnDAhviJZ
— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) July 6, 2025