Sickness nearly ruined my football career – Aiyenugba

Kwara United goalkeeper Bamidele Aiyenugba has revealed how illness almost truncated his dream of turning into a goalkeeper.

Aiyenugba likes to be a footballer however his mom was initially objected to that call due to his typical illness after each laborious coaching session.

“Initially my mom didn’t need me to be a footballer in any respect,” Aiyenugba advised NationSport. “I don’t blame her as a result of again then each time I participated in laborious coaching session, I at all times fall sick for like two weeks.

“I’d be positioned on admission for 2 weeks. Imaging how a mom’s feeling can be. She doesn’t wish to lose her son and he or she needed me to stop. However I finally overcome the illness once I was getting older.

“I received used to the coaching and I used to be getting stronger. She gave up and blessed me and that was it. I simply thank God for that. It was not straightforward however God made it doable for me.”

After securing mom’s blessing, the now 37-year- outdated goaltender went on to play for Kwara United and Enyimba FC of Aba, the place he received 4 home league titles, one Federation Cup, one Nigerian Tremendous Cup, two CAF Champions League, and two CAF Tremendous Cup crown with the Individuals’s Elephants.

Nonetheless, since serving to Enyimba win CAF champions league back-to-back in 2003 and 2004, no membership aspect in Nigeria has but received the title once more.

However Aiyenugba believes that Nigerian golf equipment’ incapability to maintain their gamers collectively for a protracted time period is accountable for their poor outing within the continent.