Osimhen heads back to school after hanging his boots

13.7.2026
Super Eagles and Galatasaray top striker Victor Osimhen said he would be heading back to school after quitting football.
Speaking during a chat on Instablog TV Osimhen revealed that it was his burning ambition to brush up himself with a University degree just like teammate Wilfed Ndidi.
“As an adult, not everything I learned in school. There are some kinds of life lessons you encounter through life’s journey,” Osimhen said.
“For me, it would be an amazing thing to also try to get a degree, which I’m still considering because football, you won’t play for so long, probably 20, 25 years, and then you’re done.
“In as much as I have a lot of things to fall back to when I’m done, I think it’s still important for me to set an example, to set a standard for the younger generation.”
The striker also encouraged young people whose education was interrupted by financial difficulties or personal problems, reminding them that returning to school is always possible.
“Even though you dropped out due to some kind of challenges you have, it’s something you can always go back to. School is always there,” he said.
“I’d love to go back to school and earn a degree because football only lasts 20–25 years. I already have investments, but I want to prove you can drop out, become successful, and still return to school to finish your education.”