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Daddy Olukoya Is the Brain Behind All My Successes - Odunayo Adekuoroye (wrestler) the Commonwealth Games, I met MFM Sports Director, Mr Godwin Enakhena who took me to the G.O physically. And the rest is history. Can you tell us how the MFMM has contributed to your success? MfM has seriously contrib uted to my success es, spiritually and physically. MFM has sponsored me and my coach to so many international tournaments, training camps, even MFM looks after my welfare. I remember in Bayelsa State during a championship how MfM members came to the stadium to support me. They came in their numbers and it really motivated me.
an you kindly introduce yourself and how you began the profession that you have acquired fame for? My name is Odunayo Folashade Adekuoroye. I am from ilutuntun in Ondo state. I started wrestling as a profession in 2006 after traveling with my state team to a competition outside of the state just because I wanted to travel out of Ondo state for the first time. And after a few weeks of practice before the championship, I won a Gold medal and my coach, Akuh Purity told me that it was unusual for a non athlete to train a few weeks and win a major tournament, he then urged me to take the sports serious. And I thank God I did.
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What were the challenges you faced in your career before God led you to MFM? I faced a lot of challenges before God led me to MfM. Majorly, I had issues with attending and competing in major international tournaments because I had no one to help me with money to buy tickets and pay for accommodation for myself and my coach. I thank God Almighty today that those challenges are gone as mfm has been supporting me and my coach all the way. How did you come in contact with the MFM G.O.? I got in contact with the G O spiritually in my dream while in Scotland for the Commonwealth Games in 2014. I had a dream that I lost my fight and i told my coach about the dream but he told me to reject it and pray and go back to sleep that God will visit me and I did exactly that. I slept again and I saw daddy G.O in my dream cleaning my tears and he said to me it is settled. That was my first contact. When I returned to Nigeria with the gold medal from
You are known to brand MFM anywhere you have a competition. Why is this so? I am known as MFM brand go to attend a competition. It is my I ere everywh dor Ambassa own little way of showing appreciation to the G O and members of the church for the tremendous support for me over the years that I have enjoyed. Carrying a flag with MFM logo gives me confidence, because it reminds me that surely the Lord is at the venue. I also sing MFM songs and this has really worked for me. And I also use the flag and logo, alongside singing MFM songs to spread the gospel of Christ. In conclusion, how would you express your gratitude to the church that gave you an opportunity when others turned you down? I don't know how to express my gratitude to the GO that gave me an opportunity when others turned church the and me down, than to keep praying for the church, daddy G.O and his wife, pastors, and the entire church for their support. Sometimes I tell myself that I would've been a nobody if God didn't lead me to meet Dr. Olukoya in my dream and what he told me came to pass. And then leading me to meet him through the Sports Director physically. Today, I am proud to be called Dr Olukoya's adopted daughter. He is a father that every child will be proud of. His prayers, financial and morale supports have taken me to this height. You won't believe that all I need to do is just ask and he will give me and my coach whatever money we need to compete across the world, not just Nigeria . I am talking about tickets, accommodation and allowances all over the world. I am forever indebted to him. God bless him and his family.
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