We all knw that football is a career and not just a career but a kind of career where you have to start an an early age, unlike some other careers, it is limited to a particular age whereby after the age, you then hve no option that to quit it professionally.

Though in Africa, we all know about the phrase"Football Age" whereby you don't use your real age,about 5-7 years if not more is being deducted from your real age to be your"Football Age" . But I want to ask this question,which goes thus: As Africans at what age should we consider quitting Football as a career i.e when the opportunity does not come, at what age can you no longer think of playing for the U 17 which is as we all know,the grassroot or the foundation for those wanting to be a professional football players.Is it 17,18,19,20,21.22,23,24 ,26,27 or even 30?

We all know that unlike Europe and America, we don't have the opportunity to start football early, even if we do we don't get the opportunity to be recognised or play where our dreams are.....

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