Cheick Tioté's final WhatsApp conversation shared on Twitter
Yusuf Abubakar spoke with the player on the morning of his tragic death and shared that conversation after hearing the news from ex-teammate, Demba Ba.
Cheick Tioté collapsed and died during a training session in China on Monday. He reportedly suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while training with his current club Beijing Enterprises, at just 30 years of age, and one of his final conversations with friends has been shared on social media.
Tragic news of Tioté death
One of his Newcastle ex-teammates, Demba Ba, sent out a simple tweet on hearing the sad news:
Ya akhi, narakum fi jannah inshallah.
— Demba Ba (@dembabafoot) June 5, 2017
I see you in heaven my brother #rip https://t.co/h32efMsCXc
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On the back of this message, Besiktas striker and friend of Tioté, responded asking if it was really true as he had been in touch with him earlier in the day:
Is this true because I spoke to him today ? This morning demba https://t.co/5fhrYunNmJ
— Yusuf Abubakar Tumi (@YusufTAbubakar) June 5, 2017
And shortly after that realisation, Abubakar shared that WhatsApp chat between the two of them which took place just eight hours before he passed away.
The words of Tiote when we chatted today 🙏🏿. Inah lilahi wa inah lilahi rajun -: May his gentle soul rest in perfect peace Aljanah 🙏🏿 #tiote pic.twitter.com/AbBgtPizIP
— Yusuf Abubakar Tumi (@YusufTAbubakar) June 5, 2017