African Best Player of the Year, Victor Osimhen has confessed that his biggest win was getting his family out of poverty through football.
Osimhen who plays as a striker for Serie A club Napoli and considered one of the best strikers in the world, known for his elite finishing, pace, strength and athleticism grew up alongside his brother Andrew and four other siblings in Olusosun, a small community around Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos. This community accommodates one of the largest dumpsites in Africa.
Osimhen shares his experience: “Olusosun is a small community close to a dump site. Most of the time people go to the dump site to take some valuables for money and resell. I used to go there to look for old boots that I could use to play football. This is how I grew up. It was the culture for a lot of us in the community.
“I also used to sell bottled water on the streets of Lagos, to help my family earn a living. I knew that football was the only way to get them out of poverty, so I really invested my time and my life into this job. I am happy that it paid off. Getting my family out of poverty is my biggest win.”
