Sebastien Haller out to win AFCON final after beating cancer in the biggest fight of his life

With wires protruding from his neck, Sebastien Haller completed strength and conditioning exercises in his room at the Munster University Hospital in western Germany. In July 2022, Haller joined from Dutch club Ajax in a deal worth €31million. Two weeks later, at Dortmund’s pre-season training camp in Switzerland, the forward complained of abdominal discomfort. During a consultation with a urologist, a testicular tumour was discovered.

In the 51st minute of a 5-1 home win against Freiburg, full-back whipped a cross into the box, Haller snuck in between two defenders and headed the ball into the back of the net in front of over 80,000 supporters at Signal Iduna Park. He pointed to that message on his boots as part of his celebration. It was all happening on World Cancer Day, February 4 — which made things even more poignant. “To score today was a great message to everyone who is fighting today or will fight later,” he said.

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