Leukemia forces Wolverhampton goalkeeper to withdraw from football



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Carl Ikeme

LONDON, NNC – Wolverhampton Wanderers keeper Carl Ikeme announced that he was resigning from football after battling leukemia for a year, said Friday the English club (The 32-year-old Nigerian has played more than 200 matches for the club.

Ikema has stated that his decision to retire is based on the opinion of his doctor after a year of fighting the disease and "I talked to the doctor and he suggested that I quit because of the treatment," Ikema told the club's official website

"According to him, it's better for me and I can not not take the "I want to be here for my children, my family and my friends, it's the minimum price I have to pay to spend my time off with my children." [19659004]


 

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