Siblings pay tribute to ambitious footballer who made them 'so proud'

Ezekiel Williams (right) with his brother Omran and sister Shadore. They are standing by a red wall. Shadore is in the middle. She is wearing a black and white top. Ezekiel has his arm round her, wearing a white Nasa T-shirt and with a phone in his hand. Omran is wearing a green T-shirt. They are all looking at the camera and smiling.

The brother and sister of a footballer who died in hospital from head injuries after a city centre incident have paid tribute to their ambitious sibling.

Omran and Shadore said their brother Ezekiel Williams, 26, was dedicated to the sport and coaching children, and he had made them so proud.

The Hendon FC player died following an incident in the early hours of Sunday in Midsummer Boulevard, Milton Keynes.

Sameull Hussein, 28, of no fixed abode, and Arman Uddin, 21, of Saxon Road, Luton, have been charged with murder.

A third man, 30, also from Luton, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and has been released on bail.

Shadore said: "Seeing Ezekiel get older and gain different ambitions in life was the best thing I could have witnessed.

"He got to become a football coach and teach children who loved the same sport as he did.

Ezekiel Williams with short black hair and a short black beard. He is wearing a blue football shirt and is gesturing with his left hand.

"He became closer to God and said he wanted to attend church, and would get excited each time he got a new suit and would show it off to the family.

"Sometimes, when I came back from work, we would talk about how our days went with the kids and he'd tell me all the positives (and negatives), and then we would both laugh about the situation and carry on with the day."

She added: "Seeing him do lessons on his phone, choosing his car and wanting to dance with joy when he got a high score will be the best memories for me to look back on."

Ezekiel Williams (right) with his friend Tyrique Clarke, standing back to back on a football pitch. They are both wearing black tops and shorts. There is a building behind them and striped grass on the football pitch. They have their arms crossed.

Omran said: "Ezekiel was an extremely dedicated and somewhat obsessive kind of man when it came to detail and punctuality."

He added: "It brings me great joy and pride as his brother to see that some of my teachings became some of his core values, which led to him evolving into the refined legend that his communities knew him for.

"I know that his voice, his teaching and his spirit will remain on the football pitch throughout all who have cared for him and praised him in his career.

"I know his blessing will be with the many feet of young players and teammates that he's worked with, reached out to and taught, for many years to come."

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