MOSCOW, July 28, Alexander Sergeev. Russian midfielder of the Nizhny Novgorod football club Mamadou Maiga said in an interview that at the beginning of his career, the agent deceived him by telling him about offers from Russian clubs. Maiga moved from Veles to Nizhny Novgorod in June 2022. I played in the Jeanne d'Arc team, and the agent invited me to see Naftan. I flew there in 2016. The coach and the president liked me. Later I signed a contract with the team, but I had to wait until the club sent the documents to the federation. There are two friendly matches at the pre-season training camp, and then the coach tells me: «I already have two defensive players in the team.» I ask: «Why did I come here and sign a contract?» Later, the agent told me that there is another option in Russia. I went there, but no options was not there. The agent deceived me — for a year and a half I was without a team, «Maiga said. did you know about Belarus before this trip? Honestly, I did not know such a country (laughs). When I arrived in Novopolotsk, I thought: «Where am I?!» I noticed that Minsk is a normal city, but Novopolotsk, Vitebsk and other cities… There is nothing there at all. It's better to live in Mali (laughs),» the player added. Read the full interview with Mamadou Mayga on Friday at rsport.ria.ru.
