Former Newcastle star Papiss Cisse has revealed that he quit his role as an ambulance driver in his native Senegal before going onto become a Premier League footballer.
Cisse, 38, started out working in a hospital and played for AS Douanes alongside his full-time position. However, after impressing for the Senegalese side, Cisse earned himself a move to Ligue 1 side Metz.
Leaving the ambulance service was a tough decision for Cisse, but his brother was the one that convinced him to move into professional football and hop into Europe. Speaking to Behind The White Lines, Cisse said: "Being an ambulance driver was my first job in my career, because I worked in a hospital.
