Slavia Prague striker, Peter Olayinka, says he had a rough beginning as a young aspiring footballer.

The new Super Eagles invitee explained that he had little parental support, adding that his father didn’t think a career in football was possible.

“At first my dad didn’t support me,” he told Brilla FM.

According to him, things were tough to the extent that he could barely get food to eat before going for practice.

He said, “I was on the streets for a very long time, things weren’t easy. I suffered mostly growing up; things were difficult.

“I would drink garri and kuli-kuli or go on an empty stomach after practice. But I kept my focus and would pray for a breakthrough.

“Later he noticed I could make a living from it and he became my number one fan. He bought me playing kits and my boots.”

The 23-year-old is expected to make his debut for Nigeria on October 13 against Brazil at the National Stadium in Singapore.

Olayinka recently hit target against Inter Milan in the Champions League to become the first Nigerian to score on his Champions League debut since Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s hat-trick for Maccabi Haifa against Olympiakos in September 2002.

https://www.reportminds.com/2019/10/i-use-to-drink-garri-to-training.html

me that train on empty stomach

And so?

You now have my sympathy!

Congratulations!!!!

Better than nothing, Biologically, the stomach doesn't recognize the kind of food you feed it. It just want to be fed with something. That you eating chicken today doesn't mean your stomach is super neat than folks still soaking garri. See that Lexus down my siggy

Is garri not food again??

WE WILL ALL TELL OUR SUCCESS STORIES, IN JESUS NAME


Abi I'm on the only rehearsing the lines and ways I'll tell my story and how I never gave, even in Buhari's regime

But now just like many others your story has changed we can only hope you don let it get to your and flop like Iheanacho our one time wonder kid

Success is only true revenge. Bravo

RockHard:
Is garri not food again??

it is food when you take it with chill water, groundnut, milk and coconut
but poverty when you drink it with salt bcoz sugar is even expensive nowadays

Na pounded yam he suppose eat go training

Abeg who never drink garri before.. One thing about success is DAT, any one who attends this height must become a motivational speaker with alot of stories to tell.. Who told u dat drinking garri os evil. Sorry, but there r people right now who just need a hand full of garri to survive.. Spare us this garri matters, just thank God grace located u during ur struggle days not grave.. God bless all our hussles.. Please when u become a success tomorrow, dont say things DAT will make others who r passing through that particular phase feel they aint lucky or gracefull in life. Every thing in life is according to God's plan

Lol...

All these footballers always turn to inspirational speakers after dem Don blow.

Make we kuku dey ASPIRE to INQUIRE

Osimhen scores on his debut too.

Everybody has his or her own success story to tell. Thank God he finally made it

No pain no gain!

Things were tough and you were in the streets for a very long time, yet you are claiming 23years with that your rough face.

See in this life ehn, ANYTHING, absolutely ANYTHING is POSSIBLE once you set your mind to achieve it, even HEAVEN and GOD can't stop you, as long as it's not against Humanity... Congrats Man!!!

I'm happy that Peter Olayinka finally got recognized. This should be done for all pur players who fought tooth and nail through our devilish sport and economic climate to get to the highest stage of professional football.

Instead of running after spoilt kids like Tammy Abraham who were raised by another system and always embarass them. The English football team can decide what they want since they raised him and he feels more at home there.



We always want to reap where we haven't sown instead of looking inwards and developing our talents. The snub by Victor Moses should have taught these incompetent fools a lesson.

Not easy at all, may I receive that kind of Favour too, I pray I receive a helper from nairaland someday, someone whom God will touch.

Everyone have stories. Both bitter and sweet.

reportminds:
Slavia Prague striker, Peter Olayinka, says he had a rough beginning as a young aspiring footballer.

The new Super Eagles invitee explained that he had little parental support, adding that his father didn’t think a career in football was possible.

“At first my dad didn’t support me,” he told Brilla FM.

According to him, things were tough to the extent that he could barely get food to eat before going for practice.

He said, “I was on the streets for a very long time, things weren’t easy. I suffered mostly growing up; things were difficult.

“I would drink garri and kuli-kuli or go on an empty stomach after practice. But I kept my focus and would pray for a breakthrough.

“Later he noticed I could make a living from it and he became my number one fan. He bought me playing kits and my boots.”

The 23-year-old is expected to make his debut for Nigeria on October 13 against Brazil at the National Stadium in Singapore.

Olayinka recently hit target against Inter Milan in the Champions League to become the first Nigerian to score on his Champions League debut since Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s hat-trick for Maccabi Haifa against Olympiakos in September 2002.

https://www.reportminds.com/2019/10/i-use-to-drink-garri-to-training.html

Nah normal thing in naija.

RockHard:
Is garri not food again??

I don't just understand again o
any small thing like this you will hear i used to drink garri meaning now that they are rich they don't drink garri anymore even Obasanjo sef still dy drink garri D'banj has his own garri Factory and you are now saying "I USED TO DRINK GARRI" nigga play ball to score goals even your bosses which are Okocha and Kanu still dy drink garri

Pls don't come and make everyone think garri na for poor people

Hmmmmm

U don even see food chop.


It will be better with all the dream chasers.

The sun will shine on us someday

majamajic:
me that train on empty stomach

I tire o.

if what is saying is true, then he is more than 23yrs

Must every successful individual in this country have a bad/rough past?

When people day use Garri break 7 days fast.