Peter Okoye, Osita Iheme, AY safe.

On Friday, July 15, 2016 there was a coup
attempt in Turkey w
here the army tried
to wrestle power from the President of the
country, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
During the tug of power between the
civilians and the military, Nigerian
celebrities Peter Okoye, popular comedian
AY and actor Osita Iheme were in Turkey.
They were in the country for Samuel
Eto'o's charity football match which was
scheduled to take place on Saturday, July
16 in Antalaya, the eight most populous
city in Turkey.

The charity football match was meant to feature
football stars such as Neymar, Luis Suarez,
Diego Maradona , Eden Hazard, Didier Drogba
and Arda Turan. Unfortunately due to the coup
attempt most of the football stars did not show
up. Lionel Messi who was scheduled to appear
canceled his trip.
While most football stars couldn't make it
Nigerian football legends Austin 'Jay Jay'
Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu made it. Along with
Peter Okoye, AY and Osita Iheme they were in the
country when the coup attempt happened.

On Saturday, July 16, 2016 both AY and Osita
Iheme released statements saying that they were
fine and safe in Turkey.
" Thank you for all the love and concern from
back home. We are fine where we are in Turkey.
Keep praying for us and Turkey " AY wrote on his
Instagram page as he shared a photo of him
with Eto'o. On Twitter Osita Iheme said " We are
very safe here. Thanks a lot. "
While Eto'o's charity match was postponed the
charity dinner still went on as planned on Friday,
July 15, 2016. Past and present football stars
like Eden Hazard, Didier Drogba, Carlos Puyol,
Michael Essien, Kolo Toure and others.
" Last Night was epic!!! Just want to really
appreciate family friends and fans for the love
and care. We are fine and safe here in Turkey
and hopefully we expect everything to get back
to normal" wrote Peter Okoye on his Instagram
page as he shared footage of the charity dinner.
In January 2016, Samuel Eto'o hosted Peter
Okoye » in Antalaya a few days after the pop
star launched his football management agency
P-Classic Football Management .
265 have died in the Turkey coup attempt which
was unsuccessful.

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