Manchester City defender Nathan Ake confirmed that his father died on Wednesday evening from a terminal illness “a few minutes after” watching his son score his first Champions League goal.
The 26-year-old Netherlands international scored the opening goal of Wednesday night’s 6–3 win over RB Leipzig, Wednesday goal was his second goal for the club since joining in 2020.
The Manchester City defender wrote on his Instagram page to tell followers his father, Moise, the Ivory Coast born had died being told a few weeks ago that his father was diagnosed with a terminal illness.
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Ake wrote: “The past few weeks have been the toughest of my life, my dad has been very ill and there was no more treatment possible. I was lucky to have a lot of support from my fiancé, family and friends,”.
“Yesterday after a difficult time I scored my first Champions League goal, and only a few minutes after he passed away peacefully with my mum and brother by his side.
“Maybe it was meant to be, watching me play always made him proud and happy. I know you’re always with me, you will always be in my heart and this one was for you dad.”
