Maradona: Argentina Declares 3 Days Of National Mourning

By Ella Makondo

Argentina President, Alberto Fernandez has  declared three days of national mourning following the death of Diego Maradona.

Fernandez posted a photograph of himself on Twitter hugging Maradona with the message: “You took us to the highest place in the world. You made us immensely happy. You were the greatest of all. Thanks for existing, Diego. We are going to miss you the rest of our lives.”

Argentina Football Association in a message, said “The Argentine Football Association, through its President Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest pain at the death of our legend, Diego Armando Maradona. You’ll always be in our hearts.”

Diego Maradona’s death  at the age of 60 following a heart attack was confirmed by  his longtime agent, Matias Morla, on Wednesday.

The Argentine Legend had recently battled health issues and underwent emergency surgery for a subdural hematoma several weeks ago. He suffered a heart attack at his home in the outskirts of Buenos Aires on Wednesday.

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