Nigerian striker, Emmanuel Dennis has recounted why he gave up his dream of becoming a Priest to play football while growing up.
The 25-year-old Nigerian international currently plays for Premier League side Watford after he signed a five-year contract on June 21, 2020, arriving from Club Brugge.
Dennis, who scored his debut goal in the 3-2 win against Aston Villa, has gone ahead to establish himself among the key strikers at Vicarage Road, as he has managed six goals from 14 appearances.
The former FC Koln player has revealed the reason he dropped his ambition to become a priest as a young boy.
“I grew up in a family that believes so much in God and going to church. As a young boy, I’d go to church and admire the priest, and I was like, ‘yeah, I want to be a priest’. I was 13 or 14.
“I was growing up and I was good at football and everyone was telling me, ‘you should be a footballer because you play really good’. And my family were like, ‘no he needs to go to school’. And then they were like ‘OK…’ and they pushed me and I’m here,” Dennis said as quoted by SkySports.
Dennis will hope to add to his six Premier League goals when Watford travel to face Brentford on Friday.
