Izuchukwu Okosi
Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero in an emotional press conference on Wednesday confirmed his retirement from football at the Nou Camp.
The 33-year-old who also played previously in the Spanish La Liga for Atletico Madrid had his best club football at Manchester City where he scored 260 goals in 390 matches.
The Argentine won five Premier League titles, the Carabao Cup on six occasions and a solitary FA Cup winner’s medal in 2019. He also picked up the English golden boot with 26 goals during the 2014/2015 season.
Aguero has been forced to hang up his boots prematurely after suffering a heart scare during one of five outings during a short spell at the Nou Camp.
Best remembered for the iconic goal against QPR which helped City get their hands on a first Premier League title in 2012 – under the most dramatic circumstances – there was no real surprise when the Argentine identified it as one of the most memorable parts of his successful playing career.
“My health comes first. Medical staff have told me it’s best to stop playing and so I’m now leaving Barça and retiring from football,” Aguero stated ruefully.
“I will leave now with my head held high, I’m happy. I don’t know what awaits me in the next life. I know there’s a lot of people that love me, and want the best for me”.
‘Kun’ Aguero who was a son in-law of Diego Maradona played 786 matches, scored 426 goals and notched up 118 assists in his playing career.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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