Norwegian international of Ghanaian descent, Alexander Banor Tettey has announced that he is retiring from football.
The 35-year-old midfielder was part of the Norwich City squad that secured promotion to the English Premier League last season.
Although the English club offered him a year-long contract extension, Alexander Banor Tettey decided to pass in order to return to his boyhood club Rosenborg in Norway.
After spending time at Rosenborg in the last four months, Alexander Banor Tettey has finally decided to hang his boots.
In a post on his Instagram page, the midfielder says it is time to end his 17-year career.
“The time has come for me to hang up my boots. I have always been myself throughout this journey (playing football), which is very important,” Tetteh said in his post.
He added, “I remember growing up in sunny Ghana as a young boy, my friends and I would make a tennis ball into a heading competition and while we are playing it, we would be laughing, joking, and smiling so much.
“I think this is called happiness/enjoying what u do or are doing. We didn’t have much, but we were soooo happy anyway, maybe this is a Ghanaian thing.”
Read the full statement below:
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