Peter Olayinka is one of Nigeria’s brightest prospect in Europe following his development over the years and dreams to be part of the Super Eagles team to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
In an exclusive interview with Pulse Sports, Olayinka revealed the journey to his professional career and what he hopes to achieve with the national team.
Born in Ibadan, Nigeria in November 1995, Olayinka stated that his interests in football started from the streets until he met a coach who helped him develop his skills and set him on the path to becoming professional football.
He said, “I was once a street football player, I never took it seriously until I met a coach called Mr John Takpe who brought me to the game and made me believe I have to work extremely hard to be at the top level in football.
Ever since then I dedicated myself to work hard though it was very hard for me, no money to buy football shoes, kits and even to eat even money to go for trainings , but with that I kept on believing and working hard and finally I got a visa to Albania.
Still developing as a striker, Olayinka stated that he hopes to make the Super Eagles team to the 2022 FIFA World Cup when he would be in his prime at 26-years-old.
Olayinka stated that his style of play is similar to Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil forward Neymar as he prefers to play as a second striker. When asked on the possibility he said, “My goals and regret for the next five years is to be at the top of the game, I want to stay active in football and I see myself in big team, 2022 World Cup hopefully It’ll be a very pleasant honour to play for super eagles.”
