On Thursday, Ghana international Mohammed Kudus brightened the day of a young West Ham fan at the London Stadium.
Kudus rushed to the fan’s stand after their Europa League game against Freiburg, hugged him, and signed a jersey for the boy.
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A video of the incident shared on West Ham’s social media pages elicited heartfelt reactions. West Ham defeated the German side 2-0 at the London Stadium in their Europe League game on Thursday, December 14, to top Group A.
Kudus opened the scoring in the 14th minute after making a deft run to avoid the offside trap. Kudus dummied Freiburg keeper Noah Atubolu before firing past him, trapping Edson Alvarez’s lobbed pass on his chest.
Mohammed Kudus autographs a shirt for a young West Ham fan.
But, in addition to scoring his seventh goal of the season, the Ghana international shared a touching moment with a young West Ham fan known as Zac Hammer.
Kudus had a touching moment after the game when he saw Zac Hammer, one of his ardent young supporters. A video posted to West Ham’s Instagram account showed the player signing a shirt for the young fan and then taking a selfie with him.
