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Peter Olayinka’s normadic route pays off…becomes first Nigerian player to win league title post COVID-19

Olayinka Peter who plays as a Forward for SK Slavia Prague in the Czech Republic First League has become the first Nigerian footballer to win a trophy in the COVID-19 post era.

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Slavia Prague consecutively wins the Czech First League twice: 2018–19, 2019–20 Czech Cup champions, back to back.

Olayinka’s route to a successful professional career has been littered with multiple challenges while he can now be spotted in Europe’s top football competition, he has taken a somewhat nomadic path from the poor pitches of Nigeria to San Siro, via Albania, Northern Cyprus, and Belgium.

Olayinka, 24, who made his international debut for Nigeria as a late substitute against Brazil in September scored for the Czech champions on his UCL tournament debut in their 1-1 draw a…