How Faith in God Can Take You from Nowhere to Stardom!

Each time he scored a goal, for the soccer club that he played for and for Nigerian national soccer team,
he celebrated with his two arms stretched upward and his two index fingers pointing upward.

Yes, it’s been jubilation galore, but it was not so decades back for prolific goal poacher, Odion Jude Ighalo.

Ighalo who plays for English soccer club, Watford Football Club (FC) has demonstrated that if you are willing to follow your heart, if you are willing to develop your talent, and if you are willing to work and pray hard, you can move from nowhere and become a super star in your chosen career.

Born in Lagos State on June 16, 1989, Ighalo began his soccer career with Prime FC, a local soccer team in Nigeria and later moved to Julius Berger FC in Lagos, Nigeria. It was while playing for Julius Berger FC that a FIFA Agent discovered him. He was taken on trial by Lyn FC of Norway.

He made his debut in 2007 at the age of 18 scoring in a 2-0 win against Viking FK. He scored 6 goals in 13 games in his second year to move his team to the 7^th position.

The 6ft 2 inch super striker joined Watford FC of England on July 29, 2014 and in March 2015 after putting in series of outstanding performances, Daniel Amokachi, the then Nigeria national soccer team (Super Eagles) coach selected him for the first time. Since then, he has been featuring regularly for the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

One of the outstanding qualities that catapulted him to stardom is his industry. According to www.takemetonaija.com, “Odion is quite not from a silver spoon family. Odion is the kind of player who hustled a lot to reach where he is.”

Though at the pinnacle of his career, Ighalo who is known to be a devoted Christian is quite unlike some who achieved fame and fortune and forgot where they came from. Ighalo still remembers where he comes from. 

In a past interview, he shared his past: “Life in Ajegunle was tough (Ajegunle is one of the slums in Lagos State, Nigeria), we had no idea what the future hold but we would wake up every morning content with the opportunity of another day.

“I’m the youngest (with twin sister, Juliet) in a family of seven. We hoped for a better life. We would stand by the canal, look across it and pray for a miracle that will take us out of the ghetto.

“The little house we lived in was built by my father and he made sure we didn’t starve like other kids.

“Growing up, we kicked cans, oranges and plastic bags on the street. If we were lucky, someone would bring a plastic ball for three-a-side.

“You didn’t need extra motivation to succeed when you are born into the hardship and struggles of the ghetto.

When asked the advice he would give to upcoming players, he said: "I want to tell them to keep working and praying hard. I was like that too. I believe in God and He helped me. They should believe in themselves and I pray their time will come soon."

 

“Success, money and fame makes it easy to forget where you come from but God took me out of Ajegunle for a reason.”  

Dear friend, what an inspiring story for those wishing to move from where they are to where they want to be. You may not know how it is going to happen, but one thing is sure, if you are willing to work hard and pray hard, as Ighalo advised, you will surely reach the pinnacle of your career.

Until I come your way soon, go and live victoriously!  
 
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