A Nigerian man has come forward to share the heart-wrenching tale of how his lifelong dream of joining a football team in Melbourne, Australia, was dashed at the hands of his own mother.
@naetochukwu01, as he is known on social media platform X, recounted the agonizing sequence of events that led to the derailment of his aspirations.
Despite being recruited to play for a team in Melbourne, Australia, his dreams were abruptly shattered just two weeks before departure due to a rift with his mother.
In the midst of their disagreement, emotions ran high, leading to a regrettable outburst from the young man directed towards his mother.
In a drastic disciplinary measure, his mother chose to burn all the meticulously prepared travel documents, deeming it the most effective means to instill discipline and prevent further insolence if he were to embark on the overseas journey.
Left reeling from the emotional turmoil inflicted by his mother’s actions, the young man too to social media to share his pain
He wrote: “I no been wan talk but e no spoil. When I w.as 15 I got scouted to play for a team in Melbourne, Australia. Two weeks to leave for Melbourne.
“One faithful Sunday my mom came home from church and was yelling at me,so I hissed at her, she became furious (typical African mother) Then she started yelling “is it cos you want to go abroad now that you are hissing at me?, come and go now let me see you”.
“I have to tame you, before you become untamable” she stormed my room and took my travel documents, my Jerseys and boots I had bought in Nigeria and my boxes. She took kerosene and matches, went to the backyard and set everything ablaze
“Immediately she lit the fire and threw it in her eyes cleared. I was only able to recover my International passport. Idk if she regrets it but my life could have changed for good if not for her anger. I’m not saying this to pile on my Ma or anything but it changed the trajectory of my life.
“She has apologized and still apologizing and I don’t think I love her any less. I just hope I win big with something else cos the suffering that act has put me through can’t be explained.”
