“I sold it for $20bn” – Ex-Super Eagles star reveals the whereabouts of his 2013 Afcon winners medal with tongue-in-cheek response

The Nigerian nationwide workforce, below the steering of late Stephen Keshi, overcame all odds and opposition to carry the twenty ninth version of the continental championship

Former Rennes winger Ejike Uzoenyi has taken time to replicate on essentially the most vital achievement of his profession – successful the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations event with the Tremendous Eagles.

Uzoenyi, then at Enugu Rangers, was considered one of 5 home-based gamers – together with membership teammate and Afcon hero Sunday Mba – that head coach Stephen Keshi took to South Africa to stun the remainder of the continent.

The Tremendous Eagles defeated a Didier Drogba-inspired Ivory Coast, powerhouse Mali, and finalists Burkina Faso to carry Nigeria’s third Afcon trophy and the second on international soil.

Uzoenyi’s solely look on the event was as a second-half substitute within the 4-1 demolition of Mali within the semifinals on the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

The 34-year-old stays pleased with that outing for Nigeria, and he light-heartedly shares the whereabouts of the Afcon gold medal he earned for his troubles.

“I offered it for $20bn,” Uzoenyi informed the Punch with amusing when requested the place his gold medal was.

“It’s only a joke anyway. Why would somebody promote one thing like that? It’s a valuable reward from God.

“That is what lots of people crave for; when you will have it, no quantity of strain will make me promote such a prized asset. Perhaps some folks have offered theirs, the choice is greatest identified to them, however I can’t see myself promoting mine. It’s there and I stare at it each morning.”

Solely making his debut in 2012, Uzoenyi has not performed for the Tremendous Eagles since after the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

However the flying winger maintains that he appears again at his time with the Tremendous Eagles with happiness due to that historic triumph in South Africa.

“(Successful the 2013 Afcon) was very memorable and joyful. It stays one of many particular moments of my profession,” the previous Mamelodi Sundowns star added.

“Everyone would wish to be a part of such a feat. Successful the AFCON is one thing you’ll be able to by no means erase in a rush, so it’s an exquisite factor to be a part of that workforce and to be talked about amongst Nigerian gamers to have received the trophy for the nation.”

Uzoenyi was the event’s most useful participant on the 2014 African Nations Championship.