This generation don't know him. This was the man that inspire Jay Jay Okocha. He was the best in his time and very skillful. He was termed the equivalent of 3 players on the pitch. Yet youthful exuberance killed his game. A great learning point for young footballers today.
What I saw him doing in 1984/85 with Calabar Rovers, especially when he scored a goal directly from a corner kick was unbelievable. Sad that his career was flushed down the drain the way it was.
Why are they interrupting him. He seems to be more articulate than the journalists. I love the way he wants to put everything out and clear the issues surrounding him.
Finally, I have seen who this much talked about Etim Esin is today. Grew up hearing stories of how good he was on the ball. Well done Sir. Your memories live on.
We are very connected to one another than we think, today Etim is narrating what a northerner did for him years back. Please politicians should stop polarizing we Nigerians.
Watched the flying eagles team Etim played fir at the national stadium during that World Cup qualifier they where incredible. That 87 team with Adeolu Adekola, John Eneh Okon, saw all there qualifying matches at the stadium it was one of the best team we had. We need that autobiography and where to buy it
This guy is a product of Methodist Boys High school, Oron, Akwa Ibom state. He was discovered during Chronicles cup and was quickly recruited by Rovers of Calabar, before moving to New Nigerian Bank, Abiola babes then to Belgium. He lost assets worth 12 million dollars as at the time he got into trouble
There is SO MUCH more to Etim Esin's travails that meets the eye. From the spiritual, to, as he says his youthful exuberance, to the family and "enemies', to emotional, to ignorance on issues like this, to political (both national and international football politics) etc.this is October 2019 but I wonder if he has finally released his book. I would like to read his accounts of events..
These interviewers are terrible. Stop making it about yourself. You brought the man, let him speak and stop speaking over him and monopolizing the interview. Jeez!
He was skillful but not as skillful as JJ Okocha. Let’s be truthful. I watched him too and I watched Okocha. I watched all the qualifying matches of the 1987 flying eagles. JJ Okocha is the most skillful player Nigeria has ever had till date.
I grew up watching Etim"Thunder thighs"Essien.... Big player but lavish spender... Thank God for his life.... The most skillful player I've had the pleasure of watching besides Henry Nwosu and Adeolu Adekola👍😊
One of Naija finest, he denied the world his vast talent due to his foolish antics. Youthful exuberance my yansh. We celebrated this buffoon, he denied us his brilliant dribbling skills. Foolish is as foolish does.
Indiscipline, sexual immorality, recklessness will always destroy a shiny start. Samson and Delilah; Joseph and Masters wife stories are serious warnings...!
Fortune HHH Good enough he said he was stupid and naive. That’s Etim ‘s problem because he had older players like Keshi, Eguavon, and Siasia around him as role models but he disregarded them. He even confessed that Keshi queried him concerning his lavish life. All that is history, he has to live with it. That’s the fact of life, “each person will reap what he or she sows in life by the decisions and choices we make
You don’t speak like you have real life experience of the world. Is anyone meant to take this statement you dropped seriously? You’ve never sinned in your entire life? I doubt it
This story wasn't tell for you to judge him. Mr Angel without sin. At least he's genuine enough to own up to his mistakes instead of blaming on others like you'll do@@danielchukwu4212
Oh yeah, he thought was untouchable, the universe has a mysterious way of intervening to humble the person, teach him a lesson. He must have learned it by now, but the hard way abi!
@Mampe Lesetla...He did not think he was untouchable. Can’t you reason. He accepted his mistake and was truthful that he slept with an underage girl. Some people would have denied but he did not. He was ignorant of the laws of the land. In Nigeria a lot of people do those things and get away with it.
He made mistakes and accepted his mistakes and wants the world to learn from his mistakes. What else do want him to do? Be a bit constructive in your criticism please. Our Maradona of the late 1980’s
what the heck have u archived being a commissioner the whole time since about a thousand years? Do u not have a goal? U should have moved to bigger things instead of occupying space there.
May God continue to bless you for your kindness towards players which has caused your name to be mentioned in this interview. I imagine you have done and are still doing more than has been mentioned in this interview. God bless you, sir.
If it was an adult woman, he would’ve had kids with her and been a very successful Nigerian player from the 80d by now. But it was just the lack of understanding European law at the time which led to his predicament.
