Super Eagles winger Moses Simon has revealed that his father wanted him to pursue a military career and warned that he would have to enlist if his football ambitions did not materialise.
Simon disclosed this in an interview with Urban Well Sports published on Thursday while reflecting on the difficult road that eventually led him to become one of Nigeria’s longest-serving internationals.
The Paris FC forward said his father, a retired soldier, believed discipline and self-reliance were non-negotiable and made it clear that remaining idle at home was never an option.
“My father said I’d have to join the military if I didn’t make it in football.
“He said a son who refuses to leave home is no son of a soldier. Soldiers don’t stay home,” Simon recalled.
