🇳🇬 VICTOR OSIMHEN: FROM THE SLUMS OF LAGOS TO FOOTBALL SUPERSTAR 🇳🇬

Football For Kids

Darren Rees

Sports, Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.8 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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AD FREE LISTENING: https://www.patreon.com/c/Footballforkids Victor Osimhen’s story is one of grit, heartbreak, and unbreakable dreams. Born in the bustling city of Lagos, Nigeria, Victor’s early life was a relentless battle for survival. From the crowded, improvised slums where his family scraped by, to the scorching streets where he shifted water and cleaned gutters just to put food on the table, every step was a struggle. But even in the harshest conditions, football became his light. Inspired by African icons like Didier Drogba and Odion Ighalo, Victor found hope on dusty, makeshift pitches, playing barefoot with anything that even slightly resembled a football. His journey took him through the trash-strewn dumps of Lagos, where he discovered his first pair of worn-out football boots – a treasure that lit the fire of a dream that would one day make him a global superstar. Victor’s rise wasn’t just about talent – it was about an unstoppable will to overcome the odds. From a local academy in Lagos to becoming a record-breaking striker in Europe, Osimhen’s story is one of pure, unfiltered passion. He turned every setback into fuel, every challenge into a stepping stone, and every moment of pain into power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Football for Kids podcast with me, Darren Reese.
0:26.1	It's time for yet another new episode. This one is on a player who has a hugely inspirational story,
0:34.5	a story that starts in Nigeria in the most deprived of circumstances,
0:40.1	and with a lot of sadness as well.
0:43.1	But it's a story that continues with someone doing some wonderful things to change their lives
0:50.1	and their families' lives.
0:52.5	Of course, in this episode, we're going to be talking about Nigeria's Victor Ossaman,
0:59.0	who currently plays for the Turkish side, Galatasaray.
1:03.0	Before we get into this episode properly, a huge shout out to Kai, who I met at a school in Salisbury very recently.
1:11.8	Kai kindly invited me to his school via his head teacher to go to one of his assemblies and
1:18.7	do one of my live podcast. Kai, it was wonderful to meet you. Thank you so very much for
1:24.8	inviting me in via your teacher, and I hope that all of your classmates and everybody in your school
1:30.9	enjoyed the live assembly podcast, which I did.
1:34.9	At a moment, I can only make it to schools south of Birmingham,
1:39.0	due to the cost of travelling any further.
1:41.5	If I can manage to get myself a sponsor for the podcast, I'll be able to
1:46.2	head to schools all over the country and even to Ireland. As I know, there are thousands of you
1:52.4	listening in Ireland. But for now, if you go to a school in the Midlands or down south or in London
1:58.8	or somewhere in the southeast, then please ask your
2:01.9	teacher to get in contact if you want me to come to your school and perform a live podcast to you
2:08.4	and all of your schoolmates. Your school can get in contact via Darren at Football for Kidspodcast.com.
2:18.5	Right now that's out the way. Let's get into it, shall we? On no other than Victor
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