JoyChelsea

They called me on phone saying I have to report to camp immediately , it was as if an European deal was already on the table for me . I had to leave my mom who is just recovering from a sickness to go make this dream happen and make her proud . Eight months in that camp. Morning sessions, evening sessions, personal sessions . Coaches kept saying “just stay consistent, scouts are watching, the opportunity is close.” I believed them. I stopped thinking about anything else and just trained. Then a local club here in Nigeria invited for trials for the upcoming season. They said they liked what they saw and wanted me on the team . Two months. I trained with the team, mornings and evenings , played in some friendlies, tried to show I could do the work. They eventually called me one fateful day after training session and released me . The reasons they gave were that I am not mentally strong to play in the league . I still can’t believe till today I was dropped for that sole reason , may be moment I was passing through some things and wasn’t consistently showing my levels in training and I was judged based on that not even one person asked what was wrong with me or try to help knowing fully well that I can play . They said I had the tools but they weren’t ready to take the risk of signing me then. I went straight back to camp resumed training but my mental health has been seriously tampered with but I kept training and one fateful day after a game the ones who brought me in ten months earlier with high hopes of fulfilling my dreams asked me to leave the camp. I left depressed, sad, betrayed …..But One thing I’m always grateful for is that I hold no hatred against anyone I just see all these as a part of my story and the needed path for me to develop a stronger mindset in this journey . I’m still training. Still posting. Still waiting for the one that sticks. Still trusting God for that first professional contract . My dreams are valid ✝️⚽️ Olaogun .