'You owe me a rematch in Fifa': Brother pays tribute to e-scooter victim at funeral

Mourners hear tributes to Avu Idris, 17, at his funeral service
'You owe me a rematch in Fifa': Brother pays tribute to e-scooter victim at funeral

Avu Idris was on Waterford’s Villa FC U-17 squad.
Picture: Noel Browne

"I wish I had spent more time with you this year, if I had known you were going... and although it’s too late to say it, you owe me a rematch in Fifa.” 

These were the words of Nur Idris, speaking at the memorial service for his younger brother Avu.

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