Nigerian musician Charles Chibueze Chukwu, popularly known as Crayon, has opened up on his failed attempt at venturing into professional football.<\/p>\n
The artiste said in a recent interview that he considered becoming a full-time footballer after failing to gain admission into the university back in 2015.<\/p>\n
However, his dream of going pro in football was dealt a major blow as the Nigeria Football Federation<\/a>, who had initially shortlisted him after a screening exercise, ended up dropping him in favour of somebody more well-connected.<\/p>\n “I tried to become a professional footballer, but it did not work out for me because football in Nigeria is quite dicey,” Crayon narrated.<\/p>\n “At a time I went for one screening in Surulere [National Stadium], they [NFF officials] picked me, and they had to like swindle me and pick someone else because the person had money and connections.<\/p>\n “So, at that point, I became disappointed. I went home depressed.”<\/p>\n Crayon would go on to become a pop singer but struggled in his early days until he was signed by Mavin Records, owned by Nigerian music mogul Don Jazzy.<\/p>\n While Crayon\u2019s recent revelation will come as a surprise to many, the \u2018Trench To Triumph\u2019 crooner is not the first Nigerian musician to have considered football as a means of livelihood in the past; here are a couple of them that you might not have known about.<\/p>\n pic.twitter.com\/KiJRyZoYoF<\/a><\/p>\n — itoldthemmag (@itoldthemmag) August 26, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nBurna Boy<\/a><\/h2>\n
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