ARSENAL star Bukayo Saka has helped to build a container village for earthquake victims in Morocco.

The England winger, 22, has funded 50 containers for a village in the Taroudant region where 255 will be able to have somewhere to live.

7Bukayo Saka has helped build a container village in MoroccoCredit: Reuters

7The container village will home 255 people in Morocco

7The village consists of 50 containers

7Saka is working with the charity BigShoe

7Locals wearing Arsenal shirts were shown.

Early in September, an earthquake struck, killing close to 3000 people.

Saka is providing aid in the village. Although 42 people were slain, the winger is assisting the survivors by collaborating with the nonprofit BigShoe.

“I was shocked to learn about the terrible earthquake in Morocco,” he stated.

“However, at that very moment, I realized how much I wanted to help, and we began to consider our options for supporting the displaced families.

“We were able to provide a roof over their heads, some solace, and hope to folks who had lost everything due to no fault of their own after we immediately found a means to assist.

“I hope that the 84 families and, above all, the 89 children in the containers can regain a piece of their everyday lives.”

The containers offer electricity, a kitchenette, a restroom, and a shower in addition to a sleeping area.

Saka has already collaborated with BigShoe to aid the underprivileged.

7Morocco has been severely affected by the earthquake

The Richter scale gave the earthquake a value of 7.2.

He provided funding for 120 life-altering surgeries for kids in Nigeria last year, and he has already backed shelters for Turkish earthquake victims this year.

Saka continued: “In situations where people are fighting for survival, losing their homes or their loved ones, you become even more aware of the privileged situation you live in.”

Saka is not the only well-known football player that donates to underprivileged communities.

The star of Liverpool, Mohamed Salah, has given enormous sums of money to a number of organizations. These include feeding families in his hometown, providing £27,000 to support retired Egyptian football players, and pledging £500,000 to an Egyptian children’s hospital.

In addition, Salah’s former Reds teammate Sadio Mane gave £500,000 to the construction of a hospital in Senegal, £200,000 to a secondary school, and £41,000 to fight the coronavirus back home.

Additionally, Cristiano Ronaldo supplied five ventilators to hospitals in Portugal during the pandemic.