Belgium’s Doku dashes back to London for birth of son | The Straits Times

Belgian winger Jeremy Doku was able to attend the birth of his son in London on June 22 and will return to his national team on June 23. Doku’s wife Shireen gave birth to a son named Praise on June 22, the Belgian football federation said in a statement attributed to team doctor Brahim Hacene. “As he had already been receiving appropriate medical treatment for several days, he was able to fly without medical risk to be with his family during this very special moment,” Hacene said in a statement. “He was accompanied by my colleague, Dr Brecht De Coninck. Everything went perfectly, and the mother, father, and baby are all doing wonderfully. Jeremy will rejoin the squad tomorrow (June 23) evening in Seattle,” Hacene added. Doku heard criticism from Belgium fans when he said he would plan to return to Europe for his wife, who was due in the second week of July – coinciding with the World Cup quarter-finals. “If you ask me what I want, my answer is that nobody wants to miss the birth of their first child. But I also know that football involves many other considerations,” Doku told Reuters at the time. “I know
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