Eken Divine is not your average 15 year-old. Orphaned at a tender age and raised by his uncle, he grew up alone after losing three of his siblings. After observing his football talent and his difficulty in settling in at school, his uncle Eken James Okechukwu registered him at the Aba Pepsi Football Academy in 2013. Driven by the desire to repay his uncle and emulate his idol Osaze Odemwingie, he seized the opportunity with both hands and became one of the Academy’s finest. At the selection exercise in Abeokuta, Ogun state which held from June 10th – 13th 2015, the toothy-grinned...

Eken Divine is not your average 15 year-old. Orphaned at a tender age and raised by his uncle, he grew up alone after losing three of his siblings. After observing his football talent and his difficulty in settling in at school, his uncle Eken James Okechukwu registered him at the Aba Pepsi Football Academy in 2013. Driven by the desire to repay his uncle and emulate his idol Osaze Odemwingie, he seized the opportunity with both hands and became one of the Academy’s finest. At the selection exercise in Abeokuta, Ogun state which held from June 10th – 13th 2015, the toothy-grinned... more »