Super Eagles Icon Rolls Back the Years of His Time in Secondary School As He Dances to Popular Yoruba Song

Super Eagles Icon Rolls Back the Years of His Time in Secondary School As He Dances to Popular Yoruba Song

Oluwatomiwa Babalola
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:41 PM
  • Ex-Super Eagles star Taiye Taiwo reminisces primary and secondary school life as he grooved to Pasuma's song
  • The defender displayed some of his dance moves while miming to the song by one of the respected composers and singers in the country
  • Taiwo won the hearts of several football fans with his thunderous left-foot shots that most keepers found difficult stopping

Former Nigerian defender Taiye Taiwo recalls life in secondary school in the Alimosho area of Lagos state while grooving to popular Fuji artist Pasuma.

The 36-year-old who was the third-best player at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands was all smiles miming and making dance moves to the song.

Taiwo got pumped up as the artist hailed the 'Centre of Excellence' where he got his primary and secondary schools education.

Super Eagles Icon Rolls Back the Years During His Time in Secondary School As He Dances to Popular Yoruba Song
Super Eagles Icon Taye Taiwo during his reign at Premier League club Queens Park Rangers. Photo by Neal Simpson - PA Images
Source: Getty Images

The left-back then focused on playing football after his foundational studies as he kicked off his European career in France with Olympique Marseille.

How many goals did Taye Taiwo score at Marseille?

He spent six years with Les Olympiens scoring 25 goals and 23 assists in 271 appearances across all competitions.

The former Super Eagles star also won the French League title with them at the end of the 2009-2010 season alongside four other silverware.

Why Anthony Nwakaeme got statue gift in Turkey

Legit.ng earlier reported that Nigerian striker Anthony Nwakaeme has been rewarded with a huge statue in Turkey after his contributions at Super Lig side Trabzonspor.

The 32-year-old joined the Black Sea Storm from Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the summer f 2018 for an undisclosed fee.

He has since then contributed 65 goals - 35 goals and 30 assists in 114 appearances across competitions while winning the Turkish Cup and the Turkish Super Cups titles in the process.

Legit.ng also reported that anything Austin Okocha can do, Governor Seyi Makinde can do even better as the duo scored from the penalty spot in a novelty game between Super Legend and ex-Shooting Stars players, as seen on Instagram.

The Nigerian side was packed with legends like Austin Okocha, Taribo West, Augustine Eguavoen, Mutiu Adepoju, Peter Rufai, Ike Shorunmu, Segun Odegbami, Friday Ekpo, Dimeji Lawal and others graced the occasion.

Authors
Oluwatomiwa Babalola photo
Oluwatomiwa Babalola
Tags
Nigeria