Kenya captain Victor Wanyama. He has recovered from an injury that kept his out for long. [Photo/Youtube]
Kenyan Captain Victor Wanyama has revealed that his lowest moment in his playing career was the injury that kept him out for nearly six months.
Wanyama returned to the Spurs’ team, after staying out since August 2017 due to a niggling injury.
The former Southampton sat out of their two-legged champions league match against Spanish giants Real Madrid, and he reckons that was the lowest moment in his career.
“Being injured as a footballer teaches you many things about yourself but nothing more so than if you have your health then you have your wealth. Money and all the trappings of being a footballer mean nothing unless you have your health and fitness,'' he told Daily Mail.
“This has been a dark time for me. When Tottenham played Real Madrid at Wembley and I had to watch. I wanted to play so badly, it was probably the lowest point of my career. The medical team took a good look and, along with the specialist opinion, it was decided that treatment rather than surgery was the best way forward. From there it was frustrating. I started the season coming on against Newcastle then I played a full game against Chelsea but it hadn’t settled as I hoped. I was so low, worrying about how long it would take,” he added.
The midfielder is slowly working his way to full fitness, and hopes to regain his starting berth in the team.