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Vincent Okezie is among the seven Nigerian sports stars who hold Guinness World Records.
Despite setting five Guinness World Records in football at the young age of 15, nobody recognized Vincent Okezie. At the age of 16, he is an apprentice mechanic due to the lack of support he received for his love of football.
This feat made him one of the seven Nigerian sports stars who hold a Guinness World Record.
Pulse Sports reported that seven Nigerian sports stars who hold Guinness World Records after Hilda Effiong Bassey, known as Hilda Baci, officially surpassed the current Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual after cooking for more than 87 hours, 45 minutes, a record set by India's Lata Tondon in 2019.
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Vincent Okezie holds five Guinness World Records
In 2022, Okezie recorded five Guinness World Records, including the most consecutive backward handsprings with a football between the legs.
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08:30 - 15.05.2023
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He holds the most consecutive passes of a football between the head and soles while balancing on the back of a person. (129 Passes).
He was also the most over-and-under passer of a football (soccer ball) with feet touching in one minute (team of two).
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He had the most transfers of football (soccer balls) spun on the finger in 30 seconds (team of two).
Finally, he holds the most football (soccer) 'around the world' tricks with arms linked (team of two) by Victor Richard Kipo and Vincent Okezie).
From holding Guinness World Records to mechanic apprentice
Despite setting five Guinness World Records in football, Okezie is now a mechanic apprentice and is currently writing his West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exam.
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Okezie is aiming to study theater art at the university after his secondary school.
The Abia State indigene is currently in Abia State with his coach.
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Okezie's coach/manager, Chuwuebuka Ezugha, said in an exclusive with Pulse Sports that life hasn't been easy for him, but despite that, he doesn't stop learning.
He said, "It was, though, because when we sought people's support in order to make it bigger, no one came to our aid.
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"There is no support from the state government. Life hasn't been easy for him as usual, but it doesn't stop him from going to school, training, and learning mechanics."
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