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African Premier League Players Spend A Lot Of Money On Getting ‘Juju’ To Improve Their Careers

Emmanuel Adebayor
Emmanuel Adebayor- Premiership Star

 

It is an open secret that Africans are big believers in the powers of the occult. In a great bit of irony, the most religious continent in the world is also the most superstitious.

However, I thought earning millions of dollars would squeeze out the African bushman in you. It seems it’s not so.

An investigation by The Sun brings to light most of the follies our uber rich premier league footballers indulge in an attempt to stay ahead of the curve.

The investigation found they spend fortunes to exotic juju men to protect them, and also to give them an undue advantage over their opponents.

Sometimes these juju men drain the footballers of a lot of their hard earned monies.

If juju was so powerful in football, the best players should always come from Africa. But we know that rarely happens.

Read the Sun piece below…

SUPERSTITIOUS Premier League stars are handing over fortunes to witchdoctors in a bid to turn themselves into world beaters, a Sun investigation has found.

Top players are making 9,000-mile round trips to West Africa to visit Juju men with supposed supernatural powers.

They are taught bizarre rituals said to boost their skills or break the curse of an injury.

But some footballers are in thrall to the tribesmen and are being rinsed of their earnings by fakers driving round in flash cars.

West Bromwich Albion’s former £10million record signing Brown Ideye warned last night: “I know players who get involved with the Juju men and they can’t get out. It’s a trap. They might get short-term benefits, but in the long run they pay for it. Juju men have a lot of influence.”

The wife of one Premier League ace told The Sun that her husband transfers £1,000 a month to a witchdoctor in Ivory Coast.

She said: “To some of the African players, the Juju man is more important than the manager of the club. If the Juju man told my husband to stop playing football, he would never kick a ball again.”

Our team tracked down a Juju man known as Marabout Degla in a remote town in Benin.

He claims to have worked with some of the world’s top players and be able to make them the “top scorer or best player in the team or the world”.

The Sun also spoke at length to the wife of a Premier League player about his relationship with his Juju man.

She said: “My husband has gone back to his village several times to be cleansed.

“The Juju man might ask him to bring a sacrifice — a spotless white goat, lamb or chicken — which would be slaughtered and then various oaths are made.

“There are many fake witch doctors driving around in Range Rovers and living in mansions. But the genuine Juju man lives in a hut with no water or electricity.

“I don’t think the English players know too much about all this, but some managers are definitely aware because the players excuse themselves at the drop of a hat when the Juju man comes calling.”

Nigerian Ideye, who now plays for Greek side Olympiacos, also warned about fakers.

He said: “These are men who are just trying to make themselves rich and tell you they can make your life perfect.

“If things like that worked then instead of Messi and Ronaldo winning world player of the year it should be some African players.

“I would advise players not to follow this route but it’s their choice, I can’t stop them.”

 

The price of magic

The ‘Troupkéka Milika’

Cost: £460

The ritual: Can be done remotely but takes 9 days to work

What to do: Provide your name, DOB, and mother’s maiden name. Avoid seks for nine days and sleep under a loincloth

Benefits: You’ll become a top scorer or best player in team

 

The magic ring or headband

Cost: £350

The ritual: The ring is blessed with magic powers

What to do: Wear it on your foot or head

Benefits: You’ll dominate playing partners & your opponents during every competition you take part in. Also offers protection from black magic and evil spirits

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