City, Country – Na wetin dey happen today? Samuel Umtiti don finally talk say e don retire from football. This na big news wey every football padi go want hear, as dis guy don waka through plenty ups and downs for hin career.
For wey e dey, Umtiti don dey miss action since he bin suffer from serious knee injury for the past 18 months. Abi the guy don dey ‘dique seco’ (wetin dem dey call am when person no dey play?) for too long, and e don finally decide say enough don be enough.
Last week, some quick-witted journalists catch am as him dey waka out from Olympique of Lyon training ground. Everyone start dey talk, ‘Wetin dey happen for this one? E no go come back?’ But small time, Umtiti come drop video wey show him dey say farewell to the game wey e don love so much.
Na for hin video, e talk say: ‘I no fit forget the joy wey World Cup in 2018 give me. Na there I locate my long-lost happiness to play ball again like small pikin.’ But as life go, Umtiti don face plenty wahala since then, with injuries wey fit make any person vex.
Make we yan small about hin career. Umtiti start for Lyon before e carry him talent go Barcelona in 2016. For there, e collect plenty trophies o, wey include La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League – as in dey shine like diamond for the field. But alas, all dey injuries no allow am shine bright like before.
For hin last years, e don try to get back to how e dey before, but the body no gree co-operate. E don spend more than 451 days for sidelines, na im make am reason say make e just retire rather than dey struggle wey no go lead anywhere.
Umtiti don talk say he dey grateful to everybody wey support am through thick and thin. ‘I want thank all my coaches, teammates, and fans wey always dey cheer me up. Your support na wetin dey keep me going,’ e talk.
As Umtiti dey hang hin boot, e leave legacy wey plenty players fit envy. E no just be World Champion, but also don collect plenty accolades for club and country. E go surely miss ball, but abeg, make we wish am all the best for wetin go happen next!
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