Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has shared more painful memories from his upbringing in Olusosun, a struggling community in Lagos, revealing the harsh realities his family endured long before fame and fortune arrived.

Speaking in an emotional piece with The Players’ Tribune, the 27-year-old recounted how poverty shaped his early years. At just 12 years old, he watched helplessly as their landlord disconnected electricity to their single-room apartment over unpaid bills.

With his mother gone and his father having lost his job as a driver, survival became a daily battle. His father later found work washing dishes in a police department kitchen, earning barely enough to support the family.

Osimhen described nights spent in complete darkness, with all seven family members crowded into one room without power or entertainment. Overwhelmed by frustration, he would sometimes step outside and sit by a gutter, crying in silence.

The hardships did not end there. In a desperate attempt to force the family out, the landlord allegedly removed part of their roof after promising repairs — leaving their home exposed and unsafe.

To help make ends meet, Osimhen said he gave everything he earned to his siblings for food and rent. On many occasions, he slept in a church because their house offered little shelter.

Despite the bitterness of those memories, the Napoli forward (now a global star and one of Nigeria’s most celebrated footballers) speaks of his past not with resentment, but with resilience — a reminder of how far determination can carry someone from the margins of society to the biggest stages in world football.