While his former teammates such as Henry, Vieira, Cesc... lived in a life of velvetry, now, those things are just a nostalgia for Eboue.
This past Christmas, when the people who built a powerful Arsenal with him enjoyed the warm atmosphere of the family, Eboue alone had to... live with her friend's house, sleep on the floor and wash clothes by hand in the cold winter.
Back to the reason for Eboue's solder scene. In March 2007, Eboue ended his contract with Galatasaray, was recruited by Sunderland and cherished his ambition to be able to play in England again. However, after wearing the "Black Meo" shirt for 20 days, Eboue was immediately fired.
The reason the The Light team pushed Eboue out was because at that time, FIFA had banned this Ivorian player from playing for 1 year. Eboue had a non-transparent dispute with representative Sebastien Boisseau when he moved to Galatasaray in 2011. The defender is believed to have owed Boisseau £1 million but has not paid.
Unemployed, Eboue also has no place to live because he had previously divorced his wife Aurelie. But why did Eboue suffer empty-handed just because of a divorce?
"When I went to court, I learned that all the assets had been transferred to my wife's name. I was startled and cursed myself like a fool.
In Türkiye, I earned 8 million and then sent home 7 million euros. I want to give everything to my wife and children. She stayed at home and sent me any payment invoice I signed. Why? Because she's my wife," Eboue shared.
Not only did Eboue lose custody of her children when her ex-wife Aurelie did not allow the children to contact their father. From June until Christmas Eve, Eboue had a secret relationship with her children.
"Now, I have to wash my clothes by hand every day because I don't have money to buy a laundry machine. My hands were numb.
I also don't dare to watch TV watching football anymore. At this time, Henry is already a coach, Vieira becomes coach while Cesc is still playing well for Chelsea. I am happy for them and feel ashamed when thinking about myself," Eboue shared.
Currently, there are two people helping Eboue, Yasmin Razak and Lomana Lua Lua. Razak was a friend of Eboue and let him sleep. However, because Razak had a small child, Eboue had to sleep on the floor.
Eboue hopes to find a football-related job soon. His former club Galatasaray is also considering choosing him as their U14 coach.
