The Good, The Bitter And The Sour… The Story Of Ambrose Vanzekin 🇳🇬🦅

Former Golden Eaglets goalkeeper Ambrose Vanzekin has opened up on his journey into the footballing world…🚶🏿‍♂️

Having lost his father at a very tender age, he lived with his mother and siblings in Kaduna, where he started playing football at the age of 3 😰

“The first thing I always remember about growing up is that I lost my dad at a very tender age. So, living with my mom and sister in Kaduna, my love for football was uncontrollable. In fact, it was greater than what I had for education,” he told The PUNCH.

“I started playing football like at the age of three and I think that is why I could play with my legs very well before becoming a goalkeeper. I started as an outfield player until I joined Pepsi Football Academy in 1995. I went to Lagos for the first time in my life because of football, to play the Pepsi Academy Cup.

THE GOOD😁

“I was invited to the national U-17 team from the Shell Cup in 2002, when I captained Great International School.

“The head coach was Ganiyu Salami and he invited other players and we were all teammates till the U-23 level. Salami took us to the U-17 AFCON in Swaziland and then Austin Eguaveon took us to the World Cup in Finland in 2003. Unfortunately, we were eliminated from the competition by a toss of coin.”

THE BITTER😰

Vanzekin was tipped by many pundits and fans to take over the goal of the Super Eagles. But that never materialised. More sadly, he never lived his dream of playing in Europe 🙆🏿‍♂️

“Yes, like I said, maybe something would have changed for me after the Olympics. Not so much regret, but I wished I played in Europe as well.

THE SOUR😭

Also, Warri Wolves rejected an offer which would have had him move to the South African league.😲

“One of those things I also regret was a loan move I could have earned to South Africa from Warri Wolves, but the club rejected the offer, saying it was too small.”

Vanzekin is the current Goalkeeper coach of Bendel Insurance…💪🏿

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