Onyekachi Durugbor; the footballer who would conquer the world.
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From the fillers reaching Umuaka Times, Umuaka town will soon have another professional footballer with a deep sense of difference from others. Slim, young, and super talented 21 year old Onyekachi Durugbor is a footballer whose skills and ability to score goals have built a momentum of intimidating effects among his opponents on the football pitch. Anywhere the football wizkid is playing, goal scoring ability finds deep expressions in him. As a former student of Santa Maria Secondary School Umuaka in Njaba LGA Imo State, Onyekachi hails from one of the ten villages of Umuaka town called Amiyi.
While speaking with the young and friendly international football personality, Durugbor told Umuaka Times that he had been playing football from his early childhood days. Throughout his primary school days, he was playing football even with his seniors. By the time he entered secondary school at the Santa Maria Secondary School Umuaka, Durugbor told Umuaka Times that it was the toughest time of his life as a footballer.”I would trek to school from my village and train with my fellow students, after that I would trek again to Hilltop Primary School and train with Future Stars FC and Patros FC. At the end of the training, I would be very weak, hungry and tired. Still I would trek back home again.”
Umuaka Times gathered that the determination and rigorous trainings Durugbor had over the years, have totally paid off today as his football profile is constantly on the rise. First, the soft-spoken Durugbor played with the Future Stars FC. It was during his Future Stars days that he had to experience the real training and drilling that footballers go through to maintain their status and skills. From All Stars FC, some contacts were made and he joined the famous Patros FC. His training consistency and skills made him take part in many football matches in the state during his Patros days. It was during some of the matches he played that two football scouts found him and the rest became history as the goddess of football eventually found and favored him.
Durugbor played for Nigeria for the Nations Cup which was held in Niger Republic. He played against Mali and South Africa. In the two matches, he scored one goal. The Nigerian Football Federation NFF took him to Germany for yet another tournament but for some reasons he was dropped.
After the German trip, he was invited to Sweden for trials. In Sweden, Durugbor played 6 matches with 6 different clubs during his trials. He put up impressive performances throughout the trial period. Eventually he was successful and he got signed to play for a Division 3 club known as Vaxjo FC. It was at Vaxjo that his best flourished to the admiration of his international fans. The international football wizkid Onyekachi Durugbor, played 33 matches and scored 32 goals throughout the period. This impressive record shocked all his team mates who have now come to value his worth the more. Success like this does not come without some drawbacks. Durugbor later got a knee injury which affected his performances. At the end of his contract in Sweden, Durugbor is back home in Africa playing for a Tunis team known as Avenia Sports Slainman.
According to him, his stay in Tunisia is another form of international football training because in Tunisia, it is another pattern of football that is being played in the North African country. Umuaka Times learnt that the moment Durugbor is through with his contract in Tunisia, his agents are ready to take him higher once again.
Currently, Durugbor is in Nigeria to address some issues affecting his career. From what Umuaka Times gathered, Durugbor is on his way to becoming one of the most valued footballers to have emerged out of Africa. At 21,the guy is just the bomb and he is really exploding without limits.
