African sportsmen and women have shared their tributes after the death of US basketball player Kobe Bryant.
The retired LA Lakers player died on Sunday in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, aged 41.
His daughter Gianna was among other passengers on the plane who died in the crash.
Democratic Republic of Congo’s basketball player Bismack Biyombo tweeted:
Bismack Biyombo✔@bismackbiyombo
Devastated to hear the news about @kobebryant. He was the best to ever do it. Praying for the Bryant family during this difficult time. Your legacy will live forever, you inspired and transformed a lot of us
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Dikembe Mutombo✔@officialmutombo
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Ivory Coast’s retired footballers Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba wrote:
So sad
RIP Kobe and Gianna Bryant
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
I just can’t believe it31.6K11:48 AM – Jan 26, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy4,526 people are talking about this
Tunisian female tennis player currently playing at the Australian Open tweeted
I can’t believe this RIP https://twitter.com/coed/status/1221537243686490113 …COED✔@COEDRIP Kobe Bryant and Gigi1991:48 PM – Jan 26, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy37 people are talking about this
Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah tweeted:
My heartfelt condolences go out to the families and friends of Kobe and of those who died in the terrible accident.136K2:06 PM – Jan 26, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy12.8K people are talking about this
Source:BBC
