Eagle is down

He will also face tough primaries with many presidential aspirants who are not ready to step down for him, "The emergence of Secondus has altered Atiku's permutations of an automatic presidential ticket.

Because even though Germany is a progressive country, there is that group of people, especially in sport, who still lurk around waiting to knock you down if you're different. I met one of them when I was playing U-16 in Berlin, in 2003.

He said his major regret was letting his family down and allowing his London friends take advantage of his situation by convincing him into the act.