Doctors predicted the end of his career. But for him, it was never a question. At 23, Georgi Minoungou still plays football, despite losing the use of his left eye in 2023. He even came on as a substitute in Burkina Faso’s first two matches at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
This Sunday against Algeria, he could not prevent the defeat of his team (1-0). But he scored the equalizing goal against Equatorial Guinea last Wednesday, before Edmond Tapsoba snatched the victory (2-1).
A great story for the Seattle MLS player, more than two years after the infection of his left eye. An eye of which he permanently lost the use after complications and an operation.
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“We did five or six MRIs to find an explanation, but nothing appeared,” the player confided to SPORTbible in June. It was terrifying. I cried every night. I prayed. I had worked so hard to get that first team contract, and now it felt like my whole life was falling apart. »
But Georgi Minoungou hangs on, even if the doctors think his career is compromised. He is getting used to playing without his left eye and maintaining his level. This summer, he also participated in the Club World Cup and met his favorite player, Ousmane Dembélé during the match between Seattle and PSG (Parisian victory 2 to 0).
The Burkinabé winger, winner of the League Cup with his club in 2025, against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami, is playing the first CAN of his career this winter. But at 23, he is still only at the beginning of this career that he was promised was over.
