Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze says his mother was against his decision to choose football as a profession.
The Nigerian international, who played for AC Milan in the Serie A, stated this in an interview with Football Italia.
He stated that his mother wanted him to focus on education and also said that football wouldn’t bring him money.
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“My mom not wanting me to play. In Africa, everyone focuses on school, and she used to say ‘football will never make you money.’ But I was born with football inside me. I would play until seven in the evening, and when I came home, she would punish me.
“She would take my football shoes and confiscate them, so I had to hide them. The problem was she always found them. Once, she burned my shoes and shirts and told me, ‘Samuel, you need to focus on your studies.’ I tried, but a part of me was switched off.”
“My cousin’s brother told me about a trial in the city. I told him not to bother calling me. But he knocked at 5:30 in the morning, and my mom answered: ‘Samuel is not going anywhere, he has school today.’ My grandmother convinced her, then woke me up and gave me money for transport.”
