Caykur Rizespor striker Papiss Cisse: Newcastle still my team

Tribal Football

·13 April 2022

Caykur Rizespor striker Papiss Cisse: Newcastle still my team

Papiss Cisse says he still feels like a Newcastle United player.

The Senegalese forward was a cult hero during his four-year spell at St. James' Park.

OneFootball Videos

Now with Turkish side Caykur Rizespor, the 36-year-old told ChronicleLive: "Every time I was at home sitting with my kids, I was telling my son, Ousmane, 'You know what? We're going to come back. Wait and see. We won't go down. We're black and whites. We're going to stay here.

"I feel like I'm still a Newcastle player. My son sometimes tells me that. He looks at me and says, 'You still think you have a contract at Newcastle United!' I tell him it's not about the contract. I am a Newcastle fan now. It's my team. I still love Newcastle United.

"Newcastle is part of me because I had great moments and I enjoyed the time I spent there, and I respect this club and the Geordies as well. It will always be the team that I have in my heart. I never supported other clubs when I left, but Newcastle was different."