Former Super Eagles defender, Kingsley Obiekwu has recounted how he became a commercial bus driver.
The retired Nigerian player was part of the Nigeria U23 squad that grabbed the gold medal in 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Former Super Eagles manager, Jo Bonfrere called up the player following his move to Go Ahead Eagles.
Obiekwu departed the Nigerian Club, Udoji United for the Denmark football club in 1995.
The player however, quitted football at the age of 30 years following a heart-related trouble.
Obiekwu is the present coach of Ingas FC with Registration Number 32669 which participate in Nigeria’s Nationwide League.
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Obiekwu told GOAL: “The story is absolutely true, there is no lie about it. I had to open up on my situation to people because I needed help.”
“It was not an easy thing to do, but I had to summon very great courage because things are very tough.”
“The club I manage is Ingas and we play in NLO 1, we don’t train every day – we train Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. So Tuesdays and Thursdays, I’m always free and I use those days to go for my transport business.”
