A FIFA match agent and C.E.O Monimichelli Sports facility & Construction limited, Mr. Ebi Egbe, has attributed the increased depression and high rate of suicide cases among ex-football internationals to lack of investment and diversification while in active football. Egbe, who stated that many footballers around the world fail to understand that there's a life
A FIFA match agent and C.E.O Monimichelli Sports facility & Construction limited, Mr. Ebi Egbe, has attributed the increased depression and high rate of suicide cases among ex-football internationals to lack of investment and diversification while in active football.
In an exclusive interview on Saturday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital, with DAILY POST, Egbe said, “Ex-players are getting extremely depressed, some even commit suicide all around the world and not just in Bayelsa State; if nothing is done about it, we will continue to lose more of them in the football industry.
“The football sector is a fairytale sector if you get ten years playing time just be grateful. The life span as a football player is less than 10 years, so those who are smart diversify into other sectors of football and continue to excel but most don’t realise early.” “Footballers rarely gets a second chance, the few who gets it today are the ones who ventured into coaching or into sports marketing. There’s no way you can get depressed when you are earning and also invest in other things. This is so common and so many don’t talk about it.”
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