NPFL Veteran; Victor Ezeji Ends His 20-Year Football Career

Nigeria Professional Football League veteran, Victor Ezeji has announced on Wednesday he has ended his 20-year career from the domestic league.

The former Enyimba international kicked off his professional career in 1996 with Sharks of Port

Harcourt, and then proceeded to Dolphins, a city rival.

He was a member of the golden team that won the CAF champions league with Enyimba in 2003, and also featured for a Tunisian outfit, Club Africain for a season.

Ezeji appreciated all that contributed to the success of his career in his 20-year sojourn both within and without the country, 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.