Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa has donated a sum of Two million Naira to financially support the 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist, Kingsley Obiekwu.
Kingsley Obiekwu, born 12 November 1974, is a retired Nigerian footballer who played as a defender. He represented Nigeria at international level and was a member of the squad which won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
While Musa did not publicly announce the donation or post it on his social media pages, a sports photographer, Adepoju Tobi Samuel – via his official twitter handle @OgaNlaMedia – shared the post, which Musa also liked.
“Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa has donated N2 million to support 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist, Kingsley Obiekwu.
“Obiekwu was reported to be working as a driver in Enugu.
“Obiekwu has confirmed the alert & cash support from Musa.
Prior to Musa’s financial support to the retired Nigerian footballer, Obiekwu, Member of the Order of Niger (MON), told News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) in an interview that he uses his only car for commercial transport to sustain his family.
The 47-year old former defender fondly referred to as Shagari in his playing days said 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 also stated that being owed over N6 million cumulatively by his former employees had also made things difficult for him.
“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,” he said in the NAN interview.
