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Collins suffered a season-long anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing for his club, Cardiff City.
Super Eagles' defender, Jamilu Collins, has expressed gratitude to the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau following his recuperation and 9-month return to training.
Collins suffered a season-long anterior cruciate ligament injury while playing for his club, Cardiff City.
The Nigeria international told NFF at the Cardiff City Training Ground in Cardiff, Wales, that he is happy to be back in the game.
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His injury was a devastating episode as he revealed it was his first-ever career injury and it was really a difficult rehabilitation and recovery for him.
He had started personal training and is expected to be back on the field for his team soon.
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The former SC Paderborn wing-back remarked that, figuratively speaking, it was like obtaining a new "knee" because that's how it appeared to him.
“I have never suffered any injury since I started playing football professionally and to go through a whole nine months without football was a torrid period for me.
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“The ACL injury experience was terrible and when treatment started it was like I got a new knee.
“I want to appreciate the new NFF President, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau; the General Secretary, Dr. Sanusi; Coach Jose Peseiro, Super Eagles’ Team Administrator Dayo Enebi Achor and; my Super Eagles’ team mates for reaching out and showing me love during this period. It all mattered so much to me and I'm grateful,” he stated.
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Jamilu Collins has 25 caps for the senior national team of Nigeria and was a member of the group that won the bronze medal at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals in Egypt.
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