From almost quitting football to scoring on the biggest stage in Africa 🇸🇩
Aamir Abdallah joins us fresh off AFCON with Sudan to break down the highs, the lows, and the mentality it takes to make it as a professional footballer.

We talk discipline over talent, why Europe is miles ahead of Australia, moving overseas to chase the dream, and what it really felt like scoring against Senegal. An honest conversation about belief, sacrifice, and being “delusional” enough to reach the top.

This one’s for every player who’s ever been overlooked.

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0:00 Into 

2:24 Football’s One Of The Cruelest Sports 

3:44 Where Does Aamir’s Obsession For Football Come From?

5:54 Why Talent Can Take You So Far And It’s Discipline That Takes You The Whole Way

9:00 You Might Be The Best Player Amongst Your Friends But There’s Always Someone Better

11:00 What Kind Of Player Is Aamir?

14:40 Why Football IQ is important

17:50 Why Europeans Are Miles Ahead Of Australia In Football

19:00 Moving To Estonia To Play Football 

27:30 Did Aamir Ever Contemplate Quitting Football?

30:30 How Did Aamir Bounce Back Playing At Hume City?

34:00 Getting The Call Up To Play For Sudan

35:50 Sharing The Same Pitch As Elite Players 

37:30 You Need To Be Delusional To Be A World Class Footballer

42:01 Culture In Sudan National Team

45:50 Not Getting Subbed On Against Algeria 

49:15 Best Game In AFCON 

50:05 Aamir As A Centre Attacking Midfielder 

51:50 The Night Before The Round of 16

58:20 Feeling After Scoring Against Senegal 

1:01:09 Why The Best Player Are Self Critical 

1:06:25 Blowing Up On Instagram

1:11:35 How Aamir’s Brothers Helped Him

1:14:00 The Importance Of Environment For Athletes 

1:16:20 Why Wasn’t Aamir’s Footballing Talents Appreciated In Australia 

1:22:43 Wrap Up