I achieved the goal I set for myself —Austin Igba Ujene

By Segun Adebayo

AUSTIN Igba Ujene, a Nigerian superstar plying his trade for the Leipzig Kings, says he has achieved his goal of playing at the highest level in the sport.

Austin, who represents the Liepzig Kings in the 2022/2023 season, claimed that despite many challenges on his way to the top, he conquered it all.

The superstar said that while many people looked down on him and didn't expect him to achieve the kind of success he has now, he had to work and prove them wrong.

He added that he was happy to refute his doubters.

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He said, "For me, more than 100%, more like 1001%, because I set myself a standard, the kind of life I want to live, and even when things weren't going so well for I continued to believe, to dream, to pray and to work hard, to do all kinds of jobs before returning to my true love, football.

"To get to where I am now, there have been many challenges along the way. There is a lot of affection, but also a lot of hate. I attribute a lot of love, pain, tears and failures to my success.

"A lot of people thought that I wouldn't survive two years and that I couldn't make it.

"You can either accept what they said as true or you can show them they are completely wrong. God is so good that I was able to disprove them.

"I am currently playing for one of the best clubs in Europe, I have won many personal awards, all of which I consider to be major achievements for me as I have faced many potentially deadly before bouncing back and I'm doing fine.

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