HAVE YOUR SAY: Could you keep a career in football from your family? Comment below.Kone was raised by his grandmother as his mother left for Guinea, as the Malian international explained that his parents weren't around much as a child.
And the striker would often skip school and play football instead, and his family assumed the worst."Even my brother, who wanted me to continue my studies, or my Dad who was always travelling as a trader, were not up to date," Kone said. "At the time, I lied, saying that I was going to school, when instead I was playing football.
A part of my family thought that I had fallen into crime."It seems as though Kone may have made the right decision as he has already scored on his league debut for Lorient, as he embarks on a successful career in Europe..
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