Matheus needs a leg

FORMER Brave Warriors and Civics defender Amos Shiyuka yesterday donated N$5 000 to Jonas Matheus to enable him to buy an artificial limb after he lost his right leg because of an injury he sustained during a football match.

Shiyuka said he felt that he should help the player from his Amos Shiyuka Testimonial Fund after the 25-year-old Matheus’s leg was amputated days after he broke it in a first-division match against Poison Arrows in the North. Matheus, who played for Young Chiefs, said he was grateful for the donation, which he believes will inspire others to help him.Shiyuka said artificial limbs were expensive and he hoped Matheus would be able to raise enough money to enable him to walk again.Shiyuka said it was important for football authorities and clubs to find ways to secure medical insurance for players.Shiyuka, who retired from active football in June this year, says he also plans to make donations to his former school in Tsumeb and another project in the south of the country.Shiyuka said through his fund, he looks at special cases within the community and will not only focus on football.He said he would organise a fundraiser for the fund to help the needy.Civics team manager Paul Stramis said a fund needed to be set up to assist players in any emergencies that may occur.He said clubs could contribute a certain amount each month to the players’ medical fund, which should be administered by independent people.Matheus, who played for Young Chiefs, said he was grateful for the donation, which he believes will inspire others to help him.Shiyuka said artificial limbs were expensive and he hoped Matheus would be able to raise enough money to enable him to walk again.Shiyuka said it was important for football authorities and clubs to find ways to secure medical insurance for players.Shiyuka, who retired from active football in June this year, says he also plans to make donations to his former school in Tsumeb and another project in the south of the country.Shiyuka said through his fund, he looks at special cases within the community and will not only focus on football.He said he would organise a fundraiser for the fund to help the needy.Civics team manager Paul Stramis said a fund needed to be set up to assist players in any emergencies that may occur.He said clubs could contribute a certain amount each month to the players’ medical fund, which should be administered by independent people.