I am going to go play in Saudi Arabia where I’ll be making $33 million (N52-billion) per year-Victor Osimhen
Written by Noble People Crew on 6 September 2024
I am going to go play in Saudi Arabia where I’ll be making $ 33 million (N52 billion) per year because Trophies won’t put food on my table nor neither will the people advising me to play in Europe feed me if I finish my career and go brõke.” ___ Victor Osimhen
“I was born to very poor parents in Lagos. I grew up in Olusosun, an area in Lagos state. And where I grew up life was so hard that if you were able to eat breakfast, you might not even eat lunch or dinner. We were never able to have 3 square meals per day. And things got even worse when I lôst my Mum, I was about 9 years old then. And 3 months later after my Mum died, my father left his job which was our only means of livelihood. Then things became very hard for me and my siblings and then we started selling water in the streets of Lagos to make a living. Then I realized that selling water wasn’t helping because we were just living From-Hand-To-Mouth. It was even tougher because back in Africa, nothing was promised. No one will ever sit you down where I come from and tell you that you should believe in yourself and they believe in you but you have to be your counsellor. My family never really supported me when I started football because they thought football was a hobby and not a job. When I started football, I gave it my all because I knew that football was the only hope for my family. I play so hard because football is what changed my family’s story and gave us the good life we’re living now. I am playing football for money and not trophies because my family needs money and trophies won’t bring them money. So I’m gonna go to Saudi Arabia and earn $ 33 million (N52 billion) because my family needs it.” __ Victor