Axel Witsel Retires From International Football After 18-Year Belgium Career

Axel Witsel Retires From International Football After 18-Year Belgium Career

Veteran midfielder Axel Witsel has retired from international football after an 18-year career with Belgium, ending his time as the country’s second-most capped player. The 37-year-old made his 140th and final appearance for Belgium in their 2-1 World Cup quarter-final defeat to eventual champions Spain in July. “It’s time to make way for the youngsters and the new generation,” Witsel said in a social media post. “I never imagined achieving so much when I started out at just 18 years old.” Witsel Ends Belgium Career Witsel made his Belgium debut in 2008 and became a key member of the country’s so-called ‘golden generation’, alongside Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard. Despite their success, Belgium failed to win a major tournament, with their closest run coming at the 2018 World Cup, where they lost 1-0 to France in the semi-finals. Only former teammate Jan Vertonghen, with 157 appearances, has earned more caps for Belgium than Witsel. At club level, Witsel recently joined Ligue 1 side Nice from Girona. He has also played for Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid.

Marriage Ruined My Career – Model Olajumoke Onibread

  Olajumoke Orisaguna, known as Olajumoke Onibread, has accused her ex-husband of assault which led to her loosing all she has ever worked for. The model made this known while sharing her experience with domestic abuse During an interview with City FM, she stated that her ex-husband, Sunday Orisaguna, also ruined her career. “We stayed in my husband’s family house at Ire in Osun State and there is no way you stay in such a place that you would not encounter problems. “My mother-in-law was very hostile towards me and I would have to close my hairdressing shop on time just to go and make dinner at home. “And it was whatever she told her son that he listened to. He would not hear my side of the story before beating me. Whenever I had a misunderstanding with his mother, he would beat me to the extent that my face and body would be swollen. Sometimes he would even use a belt. “I would hide what was happening because I didn’t want my mother to hear. She also lived within the same vicinity. “Before if I report to her, she would say she didn’t give me out in marriage to anyone. Even my mom’s sister was against me marrying him, as she had lived longer in Ire than me, so she knew what she was saying. But there was nothing anyone could do when the pregnancy issue happened. “So my mum will tell me she did not bless any marriage and cannot ask me to leave there, so she did not involve herself in the issue. “Only those who lived with us knew about the beating. I didn’t tell anyone. “Fast forward to January 2016 when I wanted to move to Lagos, we were frying Akara for his dad’s remembrance when I had an issue with his elder sister. “As usual, he beat me up and I decided that I was going to leave, move to Lagos, and start working at the bakery because I had been there before. The third day after that incident, I packed my load and brought my two children to Lagos because I couldn’t leave them there. “Getting to the bakery, I had to explain to my friend what happened and she was happy that I had finally left because she was part of the people that warned me about him. “I was enduring all of it. He didn’t have a job. I was the one going out to hustle. It has been almost four years since we separated. Everything started going down the drain after separation because he started spoiling my name. Since then, things started going down.”

How I Balance Motherhood, Career – Tiwa Savage

  Afrobeat singer Tiwa Savage has revealed the challenges that come with being a single mother in the entertainment industry, acknowledging the importance of support in her life. During a recent interview on the Big Friday Show, hosted by BBNaija alumnus Tacha, Tiwa spoke about her forthcoming new album, creative process, and journey as a mother. Speaking on mothering her son Jamil, she emphasised how important her mother is and how other people in her corner help her. “It takes a village, raising my son as a single mum. I always need my mum. I call on my mum, she’s very instrumental, and we have a nanny that has been with us since he was three months old, and he’s nine now, so she has been with us for nine years,” she said. She also mentioned her son’s godmothers, who help out when she travels for work. Tiwa noted that being a mother doesn’t stop when kids become adults. “I look at my mum, and she still mothers me at this age. She still calls to ask if I’ve eaten and tells me to drink lots of water and rest. When she sees things online, she still worries about me at my big age. Our jobs don’t end.” Tiwa celebrated women’s ability to multitask, balancing full-time motherhood and career responsibilities. “And for me, I think as women we can juggle lots of things at once; that’s our superpower. I can literally be a full-time mum and a full-time career woman.”   The Nation