Riches to rag: These African soccer stars went broke after retirement

Novieku Babatunde Adeola December 05, 2019
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Emmanuel Eboue

One of the best in the English Premier League during his playing days, Ivorian defender, Emmanuel Eboue caught media attention after he revealed his financial situation with the Mirror.

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In that interview, Eboue spoke about how a couple of bad investments and sad divorce with his Belgian wife totally dragged him from riches to rags.

Riches to rag: These African soccer stars went broke after retirement
Emmanuel Eboue and his wife pictured in happier times before he joined Arsenal

To survive, he sometimes slept on the floor of a friend’s home, travels by bus and even cleans his clothes by hand because he has no washing machine. He sadly almost contemplated suicide.

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Photo: The Mirror

Last Edited by:Kent Mensah Updated: December 5, 2019

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