In June 2022 when the 29-year-old Franco-Ivorian striker, then 27, Sebastian Haller is committed to Borussia Dortmund from Amsterdam Ajax. Just a few days later, specifically on July 17, joy turned to sadness when a testicular tumor was found, which at the end of that month was diagnosed as malignant.
Haller He had to leave soccer training to undergo chemotherapy treatment. His club honored the contract he signed and with great effort and will, the player finally overcame the serious illness. About a year ago, in February 2023, he wore boots with ‘Fuck Cancer’ written on them again and regained all his enthusiasm.
But he could not even imagine that fate had in store such a great reward for his faith. Haller finally became the hero of a selection of Ivory Coast who this past Sunday was proclaimed champion of Africa for the third time in its history, also as host.
The striker scored the decisive goal in the 81st minute in the final match Nigeria in a very complicated match where the super eagles took the lead with a goal from Troos-Ekong in the 38th minute. He equalized Cassie in the 62nd minute and it was definitely unbalanced Haller ten minutes from the end when he deflected a cross with his heels Adigra. It is bliss.
But Haller He just didn’t achieve that goal. He was also ‘wet’ in the semi-finals, scoring the only goal for his team against Republic of the Congo and pass the final.
Classification ‘in extremis’ for the round of 16
Ivory Coast It ended a tournament in a big way that didn’t start well. With one win and two losses in the first stage, that is, with only three points, they barely made it to the round of 16, as the fourth and third best in the group. This bad start even cost the coach who started the tournament the job.
The coach resigned after losing 4-0
The French Jean-Louis Gasset resigned after being beaten by Equatorial Guinea (4-0) and his assistant managed the team Emerse Faé, a 39-year-old former international with no experience as a coach that finally led to Ivory Coast to star in one of football’s great stories that endures forever. In Sebastian Haller putting finishing touches.
Source: La Verdad
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