Turkish Superliga side Trabzonspor have given Italian-born Ghanaian attacker Caleb Ansah Ekuban some days off following the death of his mother in Verona Italy.

Ekuban’s mother, Mrs. Sabina Amissah Ekuban passed away on Wednesday night after a short illness and Trabzonspor issued an official statement expressing their sadness and their effort to let the striker be in Italy.

“We have learned with great sadness that our football player Caleb Ansah Ekuban’s mother, Sabina Amissah Ekuban died as a results of a sudden disturbance on Wednesday night. Trabzonspor have given Caleb days off to travel to Italy and bury his mother. We share in the pain and we send our condolences.” The club stated.

Ekuban who is on loan from English Championship side Leeds United will thus not feature on Saturday in the Superliga when Trabzonspor travel to Anatolia to face Kayserispor.