I was hit with a machete, but I didn't die - Alidu Seidu shares harrowing experience

Black Stars defender, Alidu Seidu, has shared a harrowing experience of his life, recounting a traumatic experience where he was hit with a machete during a street fight - an incident that left him bedridden in the hospital for four months.

Opening up about his challenging upbringing, Seidu said that he once led a life as a bandit, engaging in

Read full articlefights and wielding machetes on the streets of Kumasi.

Speaking in an interview cited by GhanaWeb, the defender admitted to his past actions, explaining, "I was also a bit of a bandit. I fought wherever I could. I hit people or people hit me. As I went out all the time, I copied other people's characters; the older ones taught me how to become a bad guy."

Alidu Seidu vividly described the intense neighbourhood rivalries, saying, "I was waging war against the other neighbourhoods. For example, if we played a football match and we lost or there was a problem, we fought. And if there were machetes, we hit each other with them."

The turning point in Seidu's life came when he faced a life-threatening situation during one of these street fights.

Recounting the incident, he told Ligue Un TV, "One day, I was hit with a machete, but I was lucky, I didn't die. I spent three months in the hospital."

Despite the challenges, Seidu considers himself fortunate to have survived.

The defender emphasized the transformative impact of this near-death experience, stating, "Today, fortunately, I left this bandit side, and I am a football player!"

Alidu Seidu's life took a positive turn when he was scouted by an agency and subsequently enrolled in a football academy.

His breakthrough came when he travelled to France, ultimately joining the prestigious Ligue 1 side, Clermont Foot.

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