"He Thrilled Me and My Wife": 14-Year-Old Nigerian Football Wonder Kid Gets Full Scholarship From Soludo
- Grace has found a Nigerian football wonder kid as he has been awarded a scholarship up to the university level
- Chinonso Eche is a greatly talented football 'toucher' and has been recognised by the Guinness World Records
- The scholarship offer was made to Chinonso by Chukwuma Charles Soludo, the governor of Anambra state
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Football wonder kid, Chinonso Eche has been awarded a scholarship by the governor of Anambra state.
In a Twitter post, Chukwuma Charles Soludo said the boy thrilled him and his wife with his impressive football skills.
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Chinonso is a football 'toucher' who displays a near-perfect touch of football using many body parts.
Chinonso is recognised by Guinness World Records
Recall that Chinonso is the Guinness World Records holder for most football touches.
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He holds the record for most consecutive football (soccer) touches in one minute while balancing a football on the head with 111 touches.
Chinonso had a chance to meet Governor Soludo, and the meeting proved to be a rewarding one.
The governor has awarded Chinonso a scholarship that will see him study up to the university level.
He said:
"Finally, I met the Anambra record-breaking wonder kid, young Chinonso Eche who is 14 years old and holds the Guinness Book of Records football Freestyle talent award for a record five (5) times.
"As he continues to grow his talent, I have offered Chinonso a full scholarship to study from his current level of education up to the tertiary level."
See the full tweet below:
Reactions from Twitter users
@Ikezubix said:
"Professor asked football wonder kid to play football in prof’s living room. Wonderful."
@Realdikachi commented:
"Not must he will go to school, push him into football teams, let him work out his self put through his talent."
@ChiejiVincent said:
"Well done your excellency. Young talents are the future if their talents are effectively harnessed."
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