Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has revealed that he once sold sachet water, popularly known as pure water in the buzzing Lagos traffic at age seven.
Osimhen, who joined Lille of France from Wolfsburg this summer, disclosed that life became difficult for his family after his mother’s death, while his father subsequently lost his job.
The player, who is the last of seven children, noted that surviving the challenges he went through growing up, taught him never to give up in life.
“I came from a very poor background, seven children and I was the last born. I lost my mom at the age of six and it was very difficult for my family because my dad also lost his job around that period. So I was forced to go out and get myself a life,” he told BBC in an interview.
“In Lagos, they sell water (bottle or sachet) which is the easiest, but the hardest because you have to run and give somebody the water and collect money.
“It wasn’t easy, but I had to do it and that set my path in which I will never give up in life no matter the situation or where I am and that gave me the zeal and momentum no matter what life throws at me.”
He has already scored five goals in the French Ligue 1 this season for his club. He could be Nigeria’s next number nine, following the retirement of Jude Ighalo from the national team after the 2019 AFCON in Egypt.
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