May 10, (THEWILL) – Singing twins sensation, Paul and Peter Okoye of PSquare, have revealed why they gave up on pursuing a career in football.
The twin musical duo said they wanted to be football stars while growing up in Jos, Plateau State, but for some reasons, they ended up as musicians.
In a recent interview with CNN, Paul said, “We played football. Peter played with Mikel Obi in Pepsi Academy. I was a keeper, but I gave up because I could tell age was coming.
“But then Nigeria won this football match during the Atlanta Olympic 96′ I think. And when they won the competition, we saw what the then-president gave the footballers; we dropped our mics and went back to soccer.”
“But remember, at the same time we were having this situation whereby I was playing for Pepsi Academy. So, if we were trying to wear boots, and I’m like, ‘I’m gonna remain local. Entertainment is about to take me international”, Peter added.
“God has a reason like, if I was playing football today, five years ago, I would have retired. But today, we are still doing music.”
