Mr Solomon Awoniyi, father of Golden Eaglets’ striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, said he used to beat his son to discourage him from playing football.
Awoniyi on Sunday at his Gbagba residence, Ilorin, said that he never knew Taiwo would play football to global level. He said the football career of his son started during
his elementary school days, noting that he (Taiwo) would always disappear from the house to play football and the whole family would be looking for
him. Awoniyi praised the efforts of Taiwo’s coach, Rasaq Olojo, whom he said discovered and nurtured him. He said the striker was part of the team that participated in a Coca Cola competition in Ibadan, which later earned him a trip to London in 2010, where former Nigerian football stars Nduka Ugbade and Seyi Olofinjana, spotted him. He disclosed that Taiwo Awoniyi was voted the most valuable player and came home with the award from London in 2010. Awoniyi, a retired Police Officer, said he was happy to watch his son represent Nigeria in a world tournament.

i had our precious goal keeper DELE was selling pure water as at this time last year around Ogba area! see what GOD can do in man's life, i'm sure he never knew he will ever be dinning with the president in a year time!!!! folks! this is today!!! you never can tell where you will be in a year time, so i indulge you to always dream and dream big. the truth is that the dream is yours and even if the goal you set for yourself didn't come to pass, SET the goal again and dream big (afterall no one will arrest you for dreaming BIG).... as at this time last year i was living in a container around Ikeja which also happen to be my office and i never knew i could ever leave the shores of NIGERIA, But as i write you now i'm in EUROPE(LEGALLY) doing my MASTERS and God has been so faithful to me. just yesterday i got a call from the former president of Nigerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and we are discussing SERIOUS BUSINESS, i will also be meeting the NIGERIAN AMBASSADOR to the country i am soon. this is what dreams can do! i saw it years ago and its happening..........

and someone is still telling me that these guys are under 17.... .
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Him papa na police na,that's y e no too stop am,my papa na navy,dem no born me well to play ball wey him dey around,unless dem draft am,thou I won best player in ma sec sch,d man no still change mind,na 2 dey tell me to read 9 different subject wey no teacher if teach d 9 finish



Congrat Taiwo Awoniyi n Dele(if only his story is true sha)

cumz: and someone is still telling me that these guys are under 17.... .
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The tournament he is talking about was an U15 competition which Nigeria won by storming past the opposition. Not to mention it took place in 2012, not 2010, as the article states. You can even look it up.

cumz: and someone is still telling me that these guys are under 17.... .
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Those boys are truly under 17. Don't you see their faces? MRI scan was conducted on them and those that did not pass were dropped. That's sincerity

favouryemmy:

Those boys are truly under 17. Don't you see their faces? MRI scan was conducted on them and those that did not pass were dropped. That's sincerity

if you see my face... you will think am 14.... whereas am **