MARSEILLE, Faransa – Tsohon ɗan wasan Super Eagles Taye Taiwo an shigar da shi cikin ƙungiyar Legends na Olympique Marseille, wanda ke nuna girmamawa ga tsoffin ƴan wasan da suka yi tasiri mai girma a tarihin kulob din.
Taiwo, wanda ya buga wa Marseille daga 2005 zuwa 2011, ya yi tasiri sosai a lokacin da yake kulob din, inda ya zura kwallaye 25 kuma ya ba da taimako 23 a wasanni 271. Ya kasance memba mai mahimmanci a ƙungiyar da ta lashe Ligue 1, Kofin League, da Kofin Super na Faransa.
“Naija ta wakilta. Taye Taiwo yana cikin gidan yau a matsayin tsohon Olympien kuma Super Eagle da aka shigar a cikin ƙungiyar #OMLegends,” in ji Olympique Marseille a shafinsu na X. “Abin alfahari ne ga Taye Taiwo! Gudunmawar da ya bayar ga Marseille da Super Eagles za a iya tunawa da su har abada.”
Taiwo, wanda ya yi ritaya daga ƙwallon ƙafa a 2019 kuma yana zaune a Faransa tun daga lokacin, yana ɗaya daga cikin ƴan Najeriya huɗu da suka buga wa Marseille, tare da Wilson Oruma, Joseph Yobo, da Victor Agali. Ya kuma yi aiki mai ban sha’awa a duniya, inda ya buga wa Super Eagles wasanni 54 tsakanin 2004 zuwa 2011 kuma ya zura kwallaye 5, inda ya tabbatar da kansa a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin ƴan wasan baya na hagu mafi kyau a zamansa.
Shigar da shi cikin ƙungiyar Legends na Marseille ya nuna ba kawai gudunmawar da ya bayar ba har ma da rawar da ya taka wajen taimakawa kulob din ya lashe kambun Ligue 1 na farko cikin shekaru 18 a lokacin kakar 2009/10. Bayan ya bar Marseille, ya ci gaba da buga wa manyan ƙungiyoyin Turai kamar AC Milan kuma ya yi ɗan gajeren lokaci a Premier League na Ingila tare da Queens Park Rangers kafin ya yi ritaya a 2019.
Magoya bayan Faransa sun kuma shiga cikin bikin shigar da ɗan Najeriya, tare da @issylesmoulineaux ya rubuta “Magnifique” tare da alamar hawaye. Wannan girmamawa ta zo ne a matsayin amincewa da tasirin Taiwo a Marseille, inda ya kasance ɗaya daga cikin ƴan wasan Afirka mafi nasara da suka sanya rigar farar kulob din.
