Super Eagles Striker Builds Modern Day Dressing Room for Local Team That Produced Him

• Premier League player Taiwo Awoniyi started his football career on the streets of Ilorin, Kwara State before making it in life
• The Super Eagles striker has now decided to give back to his community by constructing a dressing room for his former college
• The pitch inside the Sheikh Abdulkadri College is where Awoniyi started his football career before making his way to Europe

Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest striker, Taiwo Awoniyi has won the heart of many fans after the completion of a modern-day dressing room at the Sheikh Abdulkadir College in Adewole, Ilorin, in the Kwara State.

It is on the college pitch that Awoniyi's local team in Ilorin trains on a daily basis, and it was there the former Liverpool striker was discovered before moving to Olofinjana Academy.

Many players who started with Awoniyi are still training on the pitch, with the team now known as Unicorn Academy after they became affiliated with the Kwara State Football Association.

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According to an exclusive interview Sports Brief conducted with Awoniyi, he explained there were many things he was still planning to improve things for his local teamto do at the place his local team uses for training.

Awoniyi plans on artificial grass

Awoniyi explained he wanted to improve the appearance and facilities at the college pitch to help attract other young players.

"Everyone knows that it was on that pitch that I started my football career... I am also planning to change the pitch to artificial grass from the sandy ground it is so that it can be perfect for young players to show their talents."

Awoniyi once worked as bricklayer

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Awoniyi revealing details of his journey in football, from years on the streets of Ilorin where he worked menial jobs to afford his boots.

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The Nigerian star, who recently returned to the Nottingham Forest squad after being out of action for two months due to injury, looked back at the tough road he has takenthe difficulties he faced in his career.

Awoniyi explained that things were so difficult for his parents that he had to start working as a bricklayer and even at a bakery in order to buy the basic football kit he needed.