Wycombe Wanderers’ teenager Adam Ankers has handed away on the age of 17 after falling in poor health throughout a sport.
Ankers died in hospital on Monday after taking part in for the Wanderers Foundation Under-19s crew. The teenager was a scholar at Henley College, and a season ticket holder at Adams Park, attending residence video games along with his household.
The Wanderers Foundation web page posted a press release on Twitter, that learn: “Everyone at Wycombe Wanderers Foundation is deeply saddened at the tragic and sudden loss of avid Chairboy and Foundation player Adam Ankers. Our thoughts and prayers go to Adam’s family, friends and team-mates at this incredibly difficult time. Rest in peace Adam.”
First-Team Manager Matt Bloomfield mentioned: “I was deeply shocked to hear the news that Adam was taken ill last week while playing the game he loves, and he has been in our thoughts since as we hoped and prayed for his recovery.
“We are all extremely saddened to learn that he wasn’t able to pull through and our deepest condolences are with his friends, team-mates and family at this awful time.”
Mark Gaitskell, Chief Executive of Wycombe Wanderers Foundation, mentioned: “This has been an extremely distressing time for everyone involved with the Foundation as we mourn the tragic death of a talented, popular and much-loved young man.
“The news that he had passed away on Monday has hit everybody hard and we are collecting our thoughts about how, in due course, we can best pay tribute to Adam and create a legacy in his name.
“For now, we send our love, warmth and deepest condolences to his family and friends, and offer the full support of everyone at Wycombe Wanderers with anything we can do to be of help, or comfort at this incredibly difficult time.”