Nottingham Forest dedicate FA Cup win to Senegal’s Kouyate
Premier League side Nottingham Forest needed extra-time to see off League One’s Blackpool 3-2 in a thrilling FA Cup third-round replay at Bloomfield Road.
There was a touching tribute to Forest midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate, who had been with his country Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations but left the camp earlier on Wednesday following the death of his father.
After Forest’s first goal, Omobamidele held up a shirt that read ‘Thinking of you, Kouyate’ with his team-mate’s number 8 on the back. The Forest players all posed with the tribute shirt after the match.
“Cheikhou has been through a tough time, he lost his father,” said Espirito Santo. “We heard the news before the game and wanted to show we care and our thoughts are with him.
“He is a very important guy in the dressing room and on the pitch with his experience and his knowledge, and our thoughts are with him.”
