A member of the Atlanta ’96 Olympics Gold medal-winning Dream Team, Kingsley Obiekwu, who recently opened up on his financial struggles has received a kind donation of N2 million from Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa.
Obiekwu was reported to be working as a driver in Enugu.Ahmed Musa was moved by news of the financial plight of Obiekwu and has supported him financially.
Obiekwu has confirmed the alert and cash support from Musa.
The 47-year old former defender fondly referred to as Shagari in his playing days said things had not been rosy since he returned to Nigeria in 2008, in spite of his contributions to the development of Nigeria’s football.
According to Obiekwu, who now coaches INGAS FC, Enugu, he has to combine the coaching job with the commercial transport business to make ends meet.
