Football or education - Olatunji reveals his parent's reaction after choosing career path
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Olatunji reveals his parent's reaction || Imago

Football or education - Olatunji reveals his parent's reaction after choosing career path

Stephen Oladehinde 13:56 - 29.01.2025

Nigerian international Victor Olatunji has opened up on his parents' reaction following his decision to pick football over education.

The forward who left Nigeria for Europe in 2017 made his professional debut in Slovakia while playing for FK Inter Bratislava before moving to FK Železiarne Podbrezová in 2019.

After two years at the club, he made a move to AEK Larnaca in Cyprus in 2021, signing a two-year contract.

In 2023, he signed a multi-year contract with Sparta Prague and has since then been a key player in their team.

Olatunji speaks on parents support

Following his decision to become a professional footballer, Olatunji revealed the support he got from his family.

In an exclusive interview with Pulse Sports, he was asked how his parents reacted when he said he wanted to play football professionally and if he received support.

Olatunji in action for Sparta Prague || Imago
Olatunji in action for Sparta Prague || Imago

He said, “Yeah, support from my parents, I would say one person supported me at the beginning because my mom was the person who took me to an academy when I was at age 5.

“She just took me to, yeah, she took me to somebody that is having an academy to, play, to just play football. So growing up, I played football, my dad never know I know how to play football.

“He never know because he's this man that, he wants you to go to school, do everything, like just read a book, you know. 

“So whenever he's away, we go to play football, my mom don't talk, because she knows what she's doing because she played football when she was young.

Victor Olatunji || Imago
Victor Olatunji || Imago

“And also my sister, my sister played football too, but when she got called up to the Super Falcons, she got a knee injury.

“So the day I wanted to travel that everyone was like talking about me that I was traveling, my dad said travel to where, and like, does my son played football.

“So when I traveled to Slovakia then that was when he believed that I know how to play football. That was when he believed. He never thought about it.

“But my mom supported me, but when I travelled, my dad, you know, since then, he just brought full support to me, pushed me, prayed for me.”

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