Saudi man dies of heart attack while watching son's football match

It was a tragic moment for a young Saudi football player who was in the midst of a match when his father died of heart attack. The incident occurred at King Faisal Sport City Stadium in Saudi Arabia's Jizan where the U-19 Braem al-Watan football club match was in progress.

According to the reports in Al Arabiya, the teen footballer Assem al-Hajajy was on the field while his father Mashawy al-Hajajy was seated in the audience, cheering his son when he suddenly suffered a heart attack and collapsed. 

Assem was informed about his father's



death only after his match was over. Expressing his grief, Assem wrote on Twitter: "Dad you were everything to me, you were a father, brother and friend. I spent 17 years with you which wasn't enough, but this is fate. What hurts the most is that I lost you amidst the future that you drew for me, as if your voice is telling me 'I will be beside you always'." 

Assem and his brother both play football and Mashawy was known for encouraging his sons to pursue the sport. The Al-Watan club described Mashawy as a staunch supporter of the club since it was launched in 2016.