President Ahmet Ağaoğlu made a statement in Trabzonspor, which is preparing to face Switzerland’s Basel team on February 16 in the UEFA Conference League play-off round. Announcing that all the revenues from the match will be donated to AFAD to be sent to the disaster victims affected by the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, Mayor Ağaoğlu called on the fans to support this match by purchasing a special ticket.
President Ağaoğlu, who stated that the country was faced with a great disaster, stated that since the first day of the earthquake, the people of the city and the fans have delivered nearly 200 trucks loaded with aid materials to the earthquake region with great devotion. Stating that aid efforts for disaster victims should continue, Ağaoğlu said, “We have a match that we have to play within the UEFA Conference League calendar on Thursday, February 16 at 20.45. This match is an activity where Trabzonspor can show the sensitivity of the people of Trabzon and ensure the continuity and continuity of this aid. We have taken a decision to donate all the income of this match to AFAD and to heal the wounds to some extent, together with our opinion arising from the fact that the player is in. We need your help to leave, buy tickets, come to this match and heal the wounds to some extent with the income from this match,” he said.
UEFA, TFF AND CLUB PRESIDENT INVITED TO THE MATCH
Stating that the Basel match could be an important opportunity to heal the wounds of the earthquake victims, Ağaoğlu said, “We have invited the President of UEFA, Mr. Ceferin, the President of the Turkish Football Federation and the members of the Board of Directors and the presidents of all Super League clubs to the match we will play. Almost all the clubs have so far. We have received confirmation from our presidents that they will come to this match by buying tickets. We should not evaluate the match we are going to play as just a football match. I hope that at 20.45 on Thursday evening, the stands will be full and the spirits of millions of fans who have given their hearts to Trabzonspor are in that stadium for the earthquake victims. I see it as a great opportunity for us to show that we are with the earthquake victims, both financially and emotionally and morally to a certain extent, and I look forward to your every kind of support,” he said.