He grew up in Bujombora, the largest Burundi, Yosov Nedishimi, always hoped to prove that football would prove that it was his way to “unimaginary poverty.
After becoming the most expensive player in his country’s history when he joined Nice in 2023 for €11.5 million ($13 million, $9
When he remembers the early years of his life, he told the BBC Grett Lax, “How much my mother loved us – but couldn’t provide us.
“I felt like I had to work tirelessly to get my family out of this poverty. I had a clear view of my life.
Bujombora, located on the northeastern coast of Lake Tanganika, is a commercial capital of the nation, one of the world’s poorest in terms of domestic production, according to the World Bank.
Ndayishimiy was born in the city’s Buenzi district, the largest of three brothers and sisters and five half other sisters. His family then moved to Boterer’s Dampsit neighborhood.
His skills at the football stadium helped him be different even if he had to train naked at an event.
When the big clubs came to communicate, he even had to deal with the war of jealousy on his peers.
“One day I had to borrow shoes from a friend when a second division club called Les Lears agreed to sign me,” the Spaniard said.
“I was destroyed when he refused to lend my shoes (for a test), but I didn’t give up.