Kingsley Obiekwu , a member of the Atlanta ’96 Olympics Golden Dream Team has received a donation of Two Million Naira(N2,000,000) from Super Eagles captain Ahmed Musa.
Musa in his usual philanthropic style chose to come to the aid of the former defender who recently revealed that he uses his only car for commercial transport to sustain his family.
The help to Obiekwe wouldn’t have be possible if not because of an effort of one Igbo activist and social media personality Mr. Emmanuel Okoh popularly known as ‘Okwulora’ who saw the ex-player at Abakpa Motor Park Enugu using his personal car for public transportation and was touched.
Okwurola later did a Facebook live to call the attending of well-meaning Nigerians and players to assist the ex-Nigerian player. It is believed that the video must have directly or indirectly made its way to the Super Eagles captain who did not hesitate to come to the rescue of the former Nigerian player.
Obiekwu, Member of the Order of Niger (MON), made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Awka.
The veteran, who played for Rangers International FC, Enugu and Udoji United in his days, said he went into the transport business to sustain his family.
The former defender noted that things had not been rosy since he returned to Nigeria in 2008, in spite of his contributions to the development of Nigeria’s football.
According to Obiekwu, who now coaches INGAS FC, Enugu, he has to combine the coaching job with the commercial transport business to make ends meet.
He stated that his former employees owed him over N6 million cumulatively.
“Yes, I am a commercial transporter; there is nothing to hide about it. Man has to do what is legal to pay his family bills.
“I have four children at Enugu State University of Technology and my last child is in primary five.
Musa has a long history of kindness with his most recent before now being the kind donation to the building of a mosque in Garoua during the Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Cameroon.
[Igbo Television]
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