The Series Of My Life - Season 1 - Episode 127

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The Series Of My Life - Season 1 - Episode 127

About two hours after we arrived at the hotel, I decided to go out to the reception hall and buy some over-priced bottle of Hennessy I had seen on the small bar.


As soon as I stepped into the hall, I saw some group of black men coming down from a commuter bus. They were all wearing green and white tracksuits.


I looked at them carefully and recognized one of them. He looked exactly like Julius Aghahowa. Yea! It was Julius Aghahowa.
Yeah! My own Super Eagles of Nigeria had just returned from the evening training.
They were lodged on the second floor of the same Crown Plaza hotel.


I paid for the Hennessy quickly and and took the bottle outside.

I was a football freak and it was a soothing moment for me to see those guys whom I had only seen on the Television.

I had been through a lot in the past two weeks and it was a perfect moment of happiness for me.
For once, I saw Nigerians who were not chasing after my life or my money.
I opened my Hennessy and guzzled down some contents directly from the Bottle.
Kanu Nwankwo was looking at me as if I had commited a crime.


I smiled at him and said Papilo. He waved and smiled back.

Jay Jay Okocha got down from the bus too. I shouted ” Pa Jay” as if we were old friends.
For once, I forgot that I was on the run.
I saw wilson Oruma alight from the bus, he was very short. I couldn’t believe that as short as I was, I was a little taller than him.
” Hey guy, you day Enjoy ooh” Okocha said and laughed as he passed me into the Hotel.
I looked at their faces one by one and identified them. I had seen them many times on Tv. They were just the same except that I was surprised at their heights. The TV had made them so tall.

I counted then as they passed me into the Hotel.

The coach Eguaveon was right behind Okocha and Ike Shorumni.