Sani Emmanuel who played for Nigeria at the 2009 u-17 FIFA World Cup has revealed why he retired so early from football.
Despite interests from Chelsea and Tottenham, Sani stated that he had to retire because of an injury he nursed all through the 2009 world cup.
Emmanuel told Leero Sports News : ”I had problems on my foot, even during the tournament in 2009.
”If you remember, I often came on in the second half because the pain was unbearable.
”After the World Cup, I could not play at all because I had played too much with pain. Then I had to stop my career, even today, I always feel hurt on the front of the foot.”
”I tried to contact a lot of Nigerian international players, but I never got an answer and it was very difficult to get money.
”I returned to anonymity, without work, without anything. I wanted to set up an academy, but I never managed to get help and I’m still looking for it.”