Accident Affected His Football Career But Didn’t Stop His Ambition To Raise Young African Footballers

Churchill shares powerful story behind throwback photo to motivate followers

Tonto’s ex Churchill reveals how an accident stopped him from becoming a footballer, shares throwback photo of incident

  • Tonto Dikeh’s ex Churchill has shared how an accident he had in the year 2000 claimed his ambition to be a professional footballer
  • Churchill stated that he decided to raise young African footballers to train in Europe
  • The businessman encouraged his followers not to allow their dreams to die due to a bad circumstance

Actress Tonto Dikeh’s ex-husband Olakunle Churchill has taken to his social media page to motivate his followers with a personal story.

The businessman shared a throwback photo of himself on his official Instagram page. In the photo, the philanthropist was spotted in a white outfit. He had a sneaker on one of his legs and his other leg was in a cast.

Speaking about that time of his life, Churchill revealed he had a ghastly power-bike accident that fractured my legs and dislocated the knee joint in the year 2000.

He described the accident as a nightmare that claimed his dreams of being a professional footballer.

Churchill stated that doctors gave him the options to amputate his left leg or fly abroad for further orthopaedic treatment.

Thankfully, he said that he was healed divinely, noting that he is walking with his two legs till date. According to him, the accident affected his football career as he cannot play professionally play football anymore.

However, he noted that it did not stop his ambition to raise young African footballers to train in Europe.

“Today, I’m proud to have achieved my ambition as the academy begins in earnest. You can actually achieve your ambition in others, this is the same spirit of philanthropy. Don’t let your nights affect your ambitions!”

Source: Instagram

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