SINGAPORE: Lions goalkeeper Hassan Sunny on Tuesday (Jul 2) donated S$10,000 of the money he received from Chinese football fans to Muhammadiyah Welfare Home, weeks after becoming an unlikely football hero for helping keep China's World Cup hopes alive.
Hassan became an overnight celebrity in China after his heroics in the Singapore-Thailand World Cup qualifier helped China advance to the final round of the Asian qualifiers.
Grateful Chinese fans thronged Dapur Hassan, his family's food stall in Tampines, and transferred money to the stall's Alipay account, after netizens circulated photos of its payment QR code online.
Hassan told journalists that he made the decision to donate the money shortly after the qualifiers. "It was when I returned back to Singapore after the Thailand-Singapore game in Bangkok," he said.
"I sat down with my family when I realised, actually, this is not my money. It's a donation and I think what I can do with this is just to give back to the community."
The Lions footballer declined to disclose how much he received in total.
The money will be added to a fundraiser that the home is organising as part of a charity fiesta in end-August. Funds collected will go towards running the home.
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Hassan became an overnight celebrity in China after his heroics in the Singapore-Thailand World Cup qualifier helped China advance to the final round of the Asian qualifiers.
Grateful Chinese fans thronged Dapur Hassan, his family's food stall in Tampines, and transferred money to the stall's Alipay account, after netizens circulated photos of its payment QR code online.
Hassan told journalists that he made the decision to donate the money shortly after the qualifiers. "It was when I returned back to Singapore after the Thailand-Singapore game in Bangkok," he said.
"I sat down with my family when I realised, actually, this is not my money. It's a donation and I think what I can do with this is just to give back to the community."
The Lions footballer declined to disclose how much he received in total.
The money will be added to a fundraiser that the home is organising as part of a charity fiesta in end-August. Funds collected will go towards running the home.
Continue reading...