He was destined to be the best.
Introduction. Growing up in a community full of footballing potentials, the only thing I was destined to become was to be a footballer. I loved playing football. I loved sitting among friends to discuss football players, leagues, and even local players who deserved to be the best among them all. We had Del Piero, Riquelme, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Rivaldo, "the great" Zizou, and a lot more brilliant players from different countries. Within the African continent, we had Kalusha Bwalya, Jayjay Okocha, Nwanko Kanu, Tony Yebaoh, Roger Miller, Patrick Mboma, Samuel Eto, and a lot more. I could sacrifice my Saturday morning and afternoon classes for football. It was a sport I needed no time to exercise, I needed no time to go for some sprints to build strength, it just came naturally to me. I was so good that my friends would just come to my house even though my dad had that "strict" demeanor, to call me out to go play some matches. They needed their "star player" and...