Singer Rickman Manrick has officially announced a break away from music as he gears up to reignite his football career.
The "Ebango" hit singer has opened up about his strong decision thereby revealing how he is fully focused to revive his talent in a sport that he really cherished from childhood.
With a new album pending release, singer Rickman says he has enough unreleased music to atleast last him up to three years without setting foot into the studio.
Rickman’s footballing career was dealt a blow following a knee injury he sustained a couple of months ago. He has had to use the time away from the pitch to record new music.
2022 has been a relatively good musical year for Rickman with his collaboration with Eddy Kenzo dubbed ‘Enjoyment’ receiving good airplay.
During the football break, he has also been working on a new music album titled ‘Ndi Muto’ and he believes it is going to be “one of the best Music Albums to ever grace the Ugandan music realm.”
"I Officially resume training tomorrow. First my knee rehab and core strengthening exercises plus cardio for 6months then back on the pitch slowly. Reason being I have a lot of unreleased music that can keep me going for 2-3years without stepping in the studio. Brace yourselves," tweeted Rickman over the weekend.
Rickman was described by many as a quick footballer with great ball control, skill and demeanor. By the looks of it, Rickman had a very bright career in football that not even once did any of his teammates, coach or his own father doubt what he could do in the pitch.
However, the footballer later found fame in music thanks to his ‘Ebango’ hit that introduced him to the Uganda limelight and kept him way up there, competing .
Speaking on NBS Sport, Patrick Kabuye, father to the star mentioned that he was always optimistic that the 'Ayi Zulu' singer might emulate him and take after him, becoming a football star and retiring as a coach since Kabuye himself was a KCCA FC player and is now a coach. He revealed that the reason why his son gave up on International football was not because of a woman or anything similar but rather because his son suffered a knee injury that side-lined his football dreams.
According to Kabuye, Rickman suffered a nasty knee injury that tore his anterior cruciate ligament and underwent surgery in 2016. It was then that he found a new light in music and had to halt his football dream.
I Officially resume training tomorrow. First my knee rehab and core strengthening exercises plus cardio for 6months then back on the pitch slowly. Reason being I have a lot of unreleased music that can keep me going for 2-3years without stepping in the studio. Brace yourselves
— Rickman Manrick (@RickmanManrick) August 28, 2022
