Sambi Lokonga: "Do not want to skip steps"

INJURIES Albert Sambi Lokonga sees light at the end of darkness. Half a year ago he tore the cruciate ligaments of the knee, but in Venlo he is working hard on his return. "I now train one day in the hall and one day outside. Little by little I can join the group."


"Today I trained with the group for the first time", that's how he starts in front of the camera from rsca.tv. "Until today I still had some pain here and there. I had to deal with that. But from now on I can join the group training bit by bit. In concrete terms, this means that I train one day in the fitness and then one day on the field . I train individually or do the warming up with the group and then work individually with the physiotherapist. "

"Because of this injury my hamstrings have been weakened. So I mainly have to work to strengthen the hamstrings, the buttock muscles and the quadriceps. This is how I have to avoid a new cruciate ligament injury," continues the elegant midfielder. "After all this time in the hall it would not be good to go too fast. I have to take my time. Even if I see all the others play and I want to participate. But I have to pay attention, take my time and take care of myself. "

Sambi Lokonga was deep, but he feels the steps he is taking. "After such an operation you see your thigh muscle simply disappear. You hardly have any muscle. In the beginning I had to go up the stairs one by one. Now I can even skip two steps. I feel a difference, but it is a bit little by little. You have to keep that in mind: recover bit by bit and don't skip any steps. "

"Despite the injury, I remain grateful to God. For everything he has done for me and for where I come from. I realize that there are many people who would want to be in my shoes. Even though I am injured, there are people who have it much worse. I have only a 'minor' injury. All in all, this means nothing, "concludes the 20-year-old midfielder.