The forward announced his retirement from the
game on Wednesday having represented the
likes of Sharks, Enyimba, Dolphins and Club
Africain over the last 20 years Former Dolphins and Enyimba star Victor Ezeji
has announced his retirement from football
after a career that spanned 20 seasons.
The ex-Nigeria international began his career
with Sharks in 1996, before moving to Dolphins
and then Enyimba where he won the 2003 Caf
Champions League. Following the club’s continental triumph, he left
the People’s Elephants to Dolphins spending
three seasons in Port Harcourt before moving to
Tunisian outfit Club Africain for a season.
He returned to Nigeria with Sharks before
having short stints with Sunshine Stars,
Heartland and has decided to call it a day in
football. An emotional Ezeji, who addressed the media at
the SWAN secretariat, National Stadium Lagos
on Wednesday, thanked his former clubs and
the media for all the support they showed
during his playing days and says he is looking
forward to going into insurance for footballers.
“I am ending my career for good, without any
form of injury,” said Ezeji “My ligaments are
complete but I just have to say goodbye
because I won’t be playing forever. “My appreciation goes to all the club I played
for as a player- I won’t forget how Barrister
Chris Green discovered me at a very tender age,
took me to Sharks for trial where I signed my
first contract.
“It has been a good drive for me though with
some hills [to climb] but I’m glad I ended well
bearing in mind that I played in the Nigerian
topflight for 20 years. “For the media, I will say a big thank you
because they made me who I am as a
footballer. Whenever I felt I couldn’t go on, they
gave me the courage to believe in myself.”
Though not ruling out the possibility of going
into coaching, scouting and any other field
related to football, Ezeji said his priority now will
be to carry on with his business of insuring
players in the Nigerian league. “No law states that I can’t become a coach,
scout or an analyst, but my target is to help
insure players on the local scene. “I’m already in talks with players on this and
this will help players have something to fall
back on when injured or disabled as a result of
playing,” he said.
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VICTOR EZEJI TURNS TO PLAYERS’ INSURANCE AFTER TWO DECADES OF ACTIVE FOOTBALLCreated at 2016-02-10
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