In an interview with L’Equipe, Mbaye Niang addressed his recent setbacks, including his nineteen-month suspended prison sentence for driving without a license and his involvement in a traffic accident. He attributes these incidents to oversights, stating that he sometimes forgot the rules and moved too quickly into the adult world through football.
Niang, who is on loan from AC Milan, acknowledges that he is now fighting with himself to get back on track. He expresses a desire to forget these dark episodes and focus on the future, aiming to give a better image of himself.
The 19-year-old player emphasizes that he has a personal battle to fight, particularly to prove wrong the perception that he is poorly educated, which hurts his family. Niang sees this as his greatest pride and hopes to change people’s perceptions of him in the future.
