Long-serving captain of Sunshine Star and former Nigeria junior international, Sunday Abe has retired from football.
Gatekeepers News reports that the defender announced his retirement after 18 years as a professional on Wednesday in Akure, Ondo State.
The 33-year-old footballer said, “After thoughtful consideration, I’m announcing my immediate retirement from professional football after about two decades of active service as a player.
“I feel incredibly thankful for the opportunity to have played the most part of my career as captain of my boyhood club; Sunshine Stars FC of Akure, while I won’t also forget the stint with Teuta Durres FC of Albania.”
“It is also an honour to have represented Nigeria, playing the U-17 AFCON and World Cup qualifiers as well as the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt before graduating to the national U-23 team and the Home-Based Super Eagles in 2010.”
Going on; the footballer said he is prepared for more involvement in football off the field.
He said, “No matter the circumstances, football is still part of me.”
“In the last years of my active days, I have been preparing for bigger roles in the backroom as well as the boardroom and I will be ever ready to give everything off the field.”
The last game played by Abe who was named captain in 2013 was when they won 1-0 against Doma United on June 19.
