Sporting Lagos FC’s dazzling winger, Seun Akanji took time out after his team’s victory on Wednesday at the Nigeriua National League (NNL) Super-4 to honour his grassroots mentor, Femi Oladehinde.
Akanji disclosed in an exclusive interview, after his 27th minute wonder goal paved the way for a 4-0 trouncing of Doma United, that he will never forget how Oladehinde shaped his football career from scratch.
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“I played under him at Femco FC of Ifo in Ogun State all through my days as a child. He’s the one who first taught me how to play in a team.
“Although I later spent some months with Chief Segun Odegbami’s sports academy, it was at Femco that I learnt the basics of football.
“I also gain a lot of inspiration from watching Eden Hazard and Vinicius Jnr. They are my heroes of football,” said the former student of Methodist School, who will soon travel out for a contract in Norway.
