“You have to know your strengths and tell yourself you're the best.” — Nwankwo Kanu Quote

You have to know your strengths and tell yourself you're the best.

When you're growing up, you have your heroes, and you hear about people going off to other countries to play football, but when you're so young, you're not thinking about that. You just play. No referee, no rules.

I was born in Owerri and grew up in the east of Nigeria, in Imo state. You could say I was a 'street boy': we grew up on the street, played on the street, did everything out on the street. It was a difficult life altogether, but that's how we grew up.

I think you need people who can advise you; that is more important that an agent. They are important because they help players move, but I have some experience of agents working with players who have done things not to help the player but to help themselves.

I think one of my strengths is kind of knowing people and getting a good read and a feel for what that person's strengths might be.

Obviously you're always gonna work to improve, and work on your weaknesses and continue building strengths.

One can always improve, but I know my strengths and I know that I am complete.

It is really important to keep it simple and believe in our own strengths.

I just need to play to my strengths.