Monaco, France — E be like say the wait don finally end for Paul Pogba and im fans as di midfielder go fit make im long-awaited return to professional football dis Saturday when Monaco go face Rennes for Roazhon Park. Na 808 days after im last step foot for pitch, we go see Pogba again (we no go lie, we miss di guy vibe).
Pogba, 32, don dey feel like person wey just win lottery after im four-year doping ban don finally reduce to 18 months. Di ban wey land am after he test positive for DHEA, no be small wahala oh, but him claim say na mistake as he take some food supplements wey turn out to be contraband. Now, him don clear road to show say him still fit do am on top pitch.
Last time wey e play na September 2023 for Juventus against Empoli where him spend just 28 minutes before di bad news followed. But we dey hear say di guy don train normally with im new Monaco padi dem and e fit don build up im fitness again (coach no go wan see am faint for pitch o).
Monaco manager, Sebastien Pocognoli, don talk say dem ready carry Pogba go play and dem go monitor am as he dey increase im minutes small small, no be like dem dey rush am go marathon straight.
Pogba sabi say e don pass through plenty gbege, from di ban wahala to injury plus di family drama involving im brother, Mathias, wey no make matter beta. E still manage keep im head up, film some movies and now e come back for football wey e sabi plus di World Cup wey he go fit attend if everything work fine.
“I don dey live for dark time, but I don see light at di end of di tunnel. Now, na my second chance and I go use am well,” Pogba talk during one interview. E no dey hide im joy as he don finally sign two-year contract with Monaco wey dey expect plenty from am.
As e don finally wear di No. 8 jersey for dis weekend game, we go sit down and dey watch am enter pitch again and see wetin e go bring back. Me I dey ready for di show, how about you?
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