Rennes defender Alidu Seidu (24) recently spoke in an interview with Ouest-France about overcoming adversity after suffering a serious knee injury last November which cut short what was shaping up to be a promising season. After clearing the ball in a match against Lille back in the Autumn, the Ghanian international ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee which has forced a long recovery period.
Seidu, who signed for Stade Rennais from Clermont back in January 2024 for €11m, put it all into perspective when he mentioned the violent environment he grew up in the neighborhood of Kumasi, near Ghana’s capital Accra.
“When the injury happened, I was playing regularly, I was in a great mindset, and at the time it was tough because I was in a lot of pain. But I quickly saw it as a challenge. I have been through worse than a cruciate injury in my life,” he explains.
“I grew up in a very tough, very violent area. Being around friends who were into that lifestyle and hanging out on the streets made me a bit aggressive, mean,” said Seidu on his childhood.
