Former Super Eagles forward Osaze Odemwingie is dreaming of seeing Nigeria’s flag in the game of golf at the Olympics, as he continues his rise in his new professional path with the hopes of returning to the global sporting stage.
Osaze became a professional golfer in 2019 and graduated from the Professional Golfers Association’s school in June 2024.
The 43-year-old started playing the game towards the end of his time at West Brom in the English Premier League, and with golf having been readmitted to the Olympics in 2016, he wants to see a Nigerian aiming for the pin at the biggest sporting spectacle on earth.
Osaze was part of Nigeria’s squad that won silver in the Men’s Olympic Football event in Beijing 2008 and further explains the thrills of winning an Olympic medal.
Beyond the Olympics, he also wants to spread the gospel of golf, by planning meetings with officials and big corporations in Nigeria, hoping to promote the benefits of his new sport and also build an academy in Benin City.
Since he retired from football in 2018, Odemwingie has not been seen in any coaching role but he has already mapped out a plan for his coaching career in golf.
In football, the 43-year-old featured for Nigeria Premier League side Bendel Insurance between 2000 and 2002 before moving to Europe for spells with La Louviere, Lille, Lokomotiv Moscow, West Brom, Cardiff, Stoke, Bristol City, Rotherham United and Madura United in Indonesia.
He earned 65 caps for the Super Eagles, scoring 11 goals.
