Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has opened up on the fierce self-belief that carried him through his toughest days, saying he is convinced he would still have found financial success even if football had not changed his life.
Speaking during a Twitch livestream with comedian Carter Efe in the early hours of Saturday, the Galatasaray forward reflected on the struggles of his early years and the hustle that shaped his mentality.
“I get that belief in myself, even when I was in the trenches when it was tough. The way we had to hustle,” Osimhen said.
The striker recalled how he was always ready to work at any hour in pursuit of survival and success.
“There’s no legit work that you’ll call me for that you won’t meet me there around five in the morning or four or three. Wake me up, I go hustle,” he said.
Osimhen said that mindset made him certain that wealth would have come his way one way or another.
“Even if not through football, I will have money like mad. That’s the way I believe. That’s the way I believe in myself,” he added.
The 27-year-old also spoke warmly about Galatasaray, describing the Turkish giants as a club he feels deeply connected to after arriving on loan during a difficult moment in his career.
“Gala is more than a club for me. We’re meant to cross paths, me and that club,” he said.
According to Osimhen, the affection he has received since joining the Istanbul side has been exceptional, both within the club and from its supporters.
“When you enter that club, you realise and see the way that it treats players, the way they give their sweat for the badge. From other experiences, you see they deprive players of real love,” he said.
He added that even his family have embraced the club wholeheartedly.
“Even my daughter, they’re more inclined to that club than me,” he said.
Osimhen, who is currently in Nigeria recovering from a broken arm suffered in Galatasaray’s UEFA Champions League clash with Liverpool, said the kind of love he has received at the club is something many players never experience throughout their careers.
“Some players will go like 10 years of their career, 20 years, they will not get that kind of love,” he said.