Na big wahala wey don happen for football world as iconic Kevin Keegan don dey battle cancer. E be like say this matter don touch everybody wey sabi am. The former England manager and player no dey play again o, but we go dey here to support am as he dey take on this fight.
Kevin wey don reach 74-year-old just recently waka go hospital after him dey feel some serious abdominal wahala. Doctors come check am and confirm say na cancer wey dem find, but no be wetin we go let our mind dey for long, as him dey receive treatment already. E family don come talk say them dey appreciate the medical team wey dey look after am, but dem go need small privacy for this time.
Na so dis man’s career don shine like gold. From Scunthorpe to Liverpool, where e collect European Cup plus league titles, no be small story o. No forget say him also shine for Germany as he win Bundesliga title with Hamburg. E don represent England 63 times and score 21 goals. Na 1982 World Cup, him dey lead the squad. This guy don really carry football for head!
Later, after e don hang him boots, na management him carry come. He ginger Newcastle, bring dem from lower division come touch the Premier League title almost reach am, but dem miss am by small. E even paddy Glenn Hoddle before him take charge of England team, but e hand over the job after Euro 2000 wey no too sweet.
People no go forget how him come back to Newcastle in 2008, but yawa no carry him reach. Him and Mike Ashley no see eye to eye at all. So as him dey undergo treatment now, we dey send our prayers and good energies his way. The man wey sabi ball, King Kev, no go fall for ground sha!
From the feedback wey dey come from fans, everybody just dey wish am well. Na now e need the support pass ever before. We go dey check how e dey recover and hope say soon, we go see am back for pitch or at least for the fan side of things!
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