Mexican fans made 5,500-mile trip to watch Adebayo Akinfenwa because of FIFA 20
Adebayo Akinfenwa, known as the 'Beast' is a FIFA legend and his exploits on the game prompted two fans to travel from Mexico to watch him play
Posted Saturday, February 29, 2020 by Dailystar.co.uk
Wycombe Wanderers striker Adebayo Akinfenwa has become a legend on popular video game FIFA and two Mexican fans made the huge 5,500 mile trip to Adams Park to see the big man in action.
Brothers Francisco and Frenzel Gamez flew over to England to watch the club’s game against Tranmere Rovers on Saturday and the duo were given a brilliant welcome by the Choirboys.
They were given a tour of Adams Park and met the team, including Akinfenwa, ahead of kick-off and then watched Gareth Ainsworth’s men beat Tranmere 3-1, with Akinfenwa getting the second goal.
After the match, they were treated to dinner with the players and, in turn, gifted them a miniature mariachi hat to bring them luck for the rest of the campaign.
Brothers Francisco and Frenzel Gamez made the journey from Mexico to watch Wycombe Wanderers play Tranmere Rovers
Speaking to the Bucks Free Press , Frenzel explained why they made the trip, saying: “We decided to plan this trip because my brother plays FIFA and we saw the team Wycombe.
“We then see Akinfenwa, he then saw that he is a beast. We Googled him and saw his followers on Instagram and we thought he was amazing.
“We then started to follow the team as we became fans, so that is why we decided to come to the game today [Saturday].
The brothers were delighted to meet Akinfenwa in person
“We started to plan this trip to Wycombe about three months ago, but my brother wanted to see Wycombe play from about a year ago.
“But with money and other stuff, we couldn’t do it but after a while, my brother went a bit crazy and he said, ‘We need to see Akinfenwa!’
“This is because he could retire soon, and we wanted to see him play live.
“I really enjoyed the game and I enjoyed the people and the town.
“It was our first time in Wycombe and it was incredible. And we were really happy when Akinfenwa scored - it was a dream come true.
“There was drama at 1-1 and when we scored to make it 2-1, it was perfect. There was intensity and Akinfenwa made the difference – it was amazing.”
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