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Futsal World Cup: Moving Tribute to Christchurch Mosque Victim

Moving Tribute

Elayyanโ€™s widow, Farah, said she โ€œcried a lotโ€™โ€™ when Billeh showed her the tribute.

โ€œIt gave me that reassurance that itโ€™s not just me and his family that will never forget Atta,โ€™โ€™ she told Fifa.com. โ€œHe still has a lot of people who love him and remember him.

โ€œI really wasnโ€™t expecting such a tribute. The Futsal World Cup is about the games. And itโ€™s not an event in New Zealand, but a world tournament. To see that people were paying tribute to Atta was beautiful. It was painful to see at the same time, but it was really beautiful.โ€

She said Futsal โ€œmeant a lot to Attaโ€™โ€™ and she used to take their baby daughter, Aya, to watch him play.

โ€œShe doesnโ€™t remember, but I know her presence meant a lot to him. In the future Iโ€™ll be able to show her the photos [of the tribute].โ€

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Elayyan was a goalkeeper for New Zealandโ€™s national futsal team. He represented Canterbury in club competitions. Elayyan was also an app designer, and CEO of LazywormApps.

He won 19 caps for the Futsal Whites after making his debut in 2013 and won two national titles with Canterbury United.

Two years have passed since the grim massacre of 51 Muslims in New Zealandโ€™s Christchurch which shook the worldwide.

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region.

It is also home to 404,500 residents, making it New Zealandโ€™s 3rd most populous city behind Auckland and Wellington.

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