I used to be speculated to take over from Okocha, Kanu at Tremendous Eagles – Kcee

Nigerian singer, Kingsley Okonkwo, popularly referred to as Kcee, has revealed that he was an expert soccer participant however turned to his second love, music, after failing to safe sponsorship for his soccer profession.

In a dialog with podcaster, Temisan Emmanuel, the ‘Limpopo’ hitmaker shared that performed for Nigerian league facet, Julius Berger FC, and Puma FC within the 90s.

He claimed that his soccer profession took him to South Africa and he was among the many subsequent technology footballers who had been speculated to take over from the Olympic gold Tremendous Eagles group which included of Austin Jay Jay Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu.

He defined that he switched to music after his soccer profession suffered setbacks as a consequence of an absence of sponsorship.

Kcee mentioned, “The primary time I travelled out of this nation was soccer. I used to be enjoying for Julius Berger. I performed for Puma. The primary time I went to South Africa was soccer. That was earlier than music.

“I used to be a really younger boy. This was within the center 90s. I used to be an adolescent then. Jay Jay [Okocha] and Kanu had been a set earlier than me. After them, we’d have been just like the individuals to take over Tremendous Eagles.”

He added, “After I came upon that it was troublesome to take my soccer profession to the following stage, I picked up my subsequent love, music. I used to be operating each of them facet by facet. In the midst of that, I received Star Quest expertise hunt and I began being profitable. So, I needed to drop one for one. That was why I stop soccer.”