"I Stayed Home Doing Nothing" 70-Year-Old Nigerian Man Returns to University, Graduates with First Class

70-Year-Old Former Super Eagles Assistant Coach Bags First Class From UniJos

A 70-year-old former Super Eagles Assistant Coach, Ben Duamlong, has bagged a first-class degree from the University of Jos (UNIJOS) in Plateau state.

As reported by Daily Trust, Duamlong disclosed that he went to UNIJOS for the degree programme in painting after his retirement as a football coach because of his passion for education.

Duamlong was among the 112 students who bagged first class out of 20,532 students that the university graduated in 2023.

According to the septuagenarian, obtaining a first class degree certificate is ought not to be a big deal for students.

Why I returned to School to study
Speaking on why he returned to school to study, Duamlong said his passion for art made him return to acquire a degree in painting.

The former coach of Nigeria Under-20, and assistant coach for the Super Eagles during the Korea /Japan 2022 World Cup, said:
“What prompted me to go back to the university at this age is because of my passion for art.

All my life, I have always drawn but never painted. I like painting.

I can draw but I can’t paint. So, after retiring in 2014, as a footballer, I stayed home doing nothing. That is why I decided to go back to school,”

Source: https://www.legit.ng/education/1537929-70-year-super-eagles-assistant-coach-bags-class-unijos/

First class in which discipline

solmusdesigns:
First class in which discipline

it should be art

You can achieve even the impossible if you put your mind to it...
My dream is to become a world known musician even though that dream looks impossible as all odds seems to be against me...
Started composing in the year 2006...
Wrote lots of songs...
Did 3 studio jobs..(na only me dey hear am)
Have 320 composed song and about 200(just choruses)...
But I ain't giving up yet till the world hears me

solmusdesigns:
First class in which discipline

Learn to read

As reported by Daily Trust, Duamlong disclosed that he went to UNIJOS for the degree programme in painting after his retirement as a football coach because of his passion for education.

solmusdesigns:
First class in which discipline

In Painting

If the “70year old man” had decided to be like you, we would only be celebrating his certificate now and not his grade.

Very adorable seeing Baba focussing on his studies and graduating with 1st class instead of being influenced by some of his classmates to be chasing girls around on campus and clubbing

70 YEAR OLD MAN!!!

First class isn't difficult to get honestly... especially if yhu know what the lecturer wants and give them exactly that....