Rashad F. Sadydov (born June 16, 1982 in Baku) is a former Azerbaijani football (soccer) player and national team captain. As a result of missing the registration deadline for the Azerbaijani football club side PFC Neftchi, Sadydov is staying fit playing basketball this year
One of Azerbaijan's top players has switched to basketball after coming home to find that the summer transfer window had already closed.
While he was offered the chance to play in the second division for Neftchi's reserve team, Sadygov instead chose to keep fit by playing basketball, scoring 14 points in his first game for BK NTD.
:mexican: what a story. the best football player in a country switches to basketball for a year