A Leicester City fan living in Uganda has requested for a ticket to watch his favorite club get crowned Premier League winners at the King Power Stadium.
Tom Gill – who has has been in Uganda since 2009 – has even sold his motorbike in Africa to fund a flight today en route to the UK.
The 30-year-old told Press Associtaion Sport how his life has rolled since Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Monday, which confirmed Leicester’s extraordinary 5,000-1 success.
“After winning the league on Monday night I decided to try and ‘do a Leicester’ and get a flight back and a ticket for the game, I reckon it’s about 5,000-1,” he said.
“So on Wednesday I sold my motorbike and reserved a seat on a flight home on for Friday. I have until 6pm UK time on Thursday to confirm the flight.
“So at 6pm today either I have a ticket and fly back for the game or I make the decision to jump on the plane and take the chance or cut my losses.
“I know it’s a sell out and the club will have had thousands of requests for tickets and they probably can’t help just me and not the other people.
“So I’m appealing to anyone whose go a ticket in any part of the stadium who isn’t actually that fussed about being there to get in touch with me. I know it’s a long shot but it’s worth a shot.
“I have been a Foxes fan since I can remember. I’ve had season tickets, went to away games and cup games with my brother and family since I was a kid.
“I used to work in the kitchens cleaning pots and preparing veg at Filbert Street when I was a teenager because I could watch the second half of each match at home and pay for away tickets. My brother and I have traveled all over the UK and all through the leagues watching City.
“When I’m in the UK I get to as many games as possible and when here in Uganda there is a local bar that put on every City game for me to watch – usually on my own.”
Gill has been running a charity, East African Playgrounds, which builds playgrounds for disadvantaged children in the country and for those living in East Africa’s refugee camps.
