NPFL legend floats insurance scheme for players as he retires

Ezeji on Wednesday, February 10 announced his retirement from football at a press conference held at the SWAN secretariat in Lagos.

The River State born played for Sharks, Enyimba, Dolphins and Tunisian team Club Africain in a career that spanned 20 years.

He won the CAF Champions League with Enyimba and is regarded as the one of the most successful players ever in the NPFL.

"I'm ending my career for good, without any form of injury, my ligaments are complete but I just have to say goodbye because it's obvious that I won’t be playing forever," Ezeji said at the media briefing.

“I won’t forget how discovered me at a very tender age, took me to Sharks FC for trial where I signed my first contract.

"It has no doubt been a good drive for me though with some tough yet interesting moment but I’m glad I made an impact playing for 20 years.

He further revealed that he has launched an insurance scheme for players playing in the NPFL which he says is an opportunity to secure their future.

Lack of players welfare has been a major flaw of the NPFL and having spent 20 years playing in the domestic league, the 34-year-old wants to help out.

He has launched a life insurance scheme for the players which he says will help the players to have something to fall back when injury or permanent disability comes up.

“it's an Insurance Scheme that will involve all the players playing in the domestic league," he said.

"I truly want to advise players to invest at least 30 percent of their salaries In the scheme. Players are to pay N25, 000.00 as registration fee and if a player gets injured in the course of playing, he will receive the sum of N1m.  And in terms of permanent disability, a player will get N10m,” Ezeji stated.