Ex-Super Eagles Striker Peter Ijeh : I Am Alive But I Am Like A Dead Ghost
Retired Nigeria international Peter Ijeh has revealed that he is facing tough times after hanging up his boots.<br /><br />Ijeh is suffering from asthma and his application for a new job has not yielded results following his departure as coach of Assyriska BK.<br /><br />The striker does not know he got the disease but has complained about the Scandinavian weather. <br /><br /><span class="body1">“I</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">’</span>m alive but I</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">’</span>m also dead. I am like a dead ghost that continues to go. Every time I go to town, people say: Look at him, it</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1">’</span></span>s him and not in a good way, </span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">” Ijeh said to </span></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span style="" class="notranslate"><i>Göteborgs-Posten.</i><br /><br /></span></span></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">“</span>Still Clubs are afraid of my applications. I do not understand why they did not respond. I see no reason. I did nothing wrong. I</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">’</span>ve paid the price, I still do. It is pathetic.<br /><br /></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1">“</span></span>I feel bad, I</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1"></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">’</span></span>ll admit. At this stage, it should not be me, hunting for a job. <br /><br /></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1">“</span></span>Something is wrong with the system, how to get the right people to the right place. Or is it just about who knows whom.</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1">”<br /><br />The 40-year-old Ijeh starred for Malmo FF, IFK Gothenburg, FC Copenhagen, Viking FK, Syrianska FC and GAIS before he retired in 2012.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="">Photo Credit: gais.se</span><br />
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