Meet The 3 Youngest Nigerians With more than four Guinness World Records but were not widely celebrated 

Meet Three Youngest Nigerians With more than four Guinness World Records but were not widely celebrated 

 

Nigerians have taken to Twitter to celebrate Vincent Okezie, who has more than four Guinness World Records in football freestyle, News Week Nigeria reports.

 

 

A media personality, Kelechi Imo revealed this in his official Twitter handle.

 

Kelechi, in a tweet on Monday, disclosed that the young boy works in a mechanic workshop in Aba, Abia state.

 

He wrote:

“This is Vincent Okezie from Aba, whose father is late, and he works in a Mechanic Workshop in Aba, Abia state he was not Celebrated, he has more than four Guinness World Records in football freestyle. Only this afternoon, i got to know about him. Please, let’s celebrate this lad❤️”

 

Meanwhile, netizens have shared their different opinions on social media, while some congratulated the Vincent Okezie. Some also questioned why he wasn’t celebrated despite such achievements and recognition at his age.

 

 

See some of the reactions below…

 

@chidosky_1 said: “Wow Nice bro…never had of this lad though”

 

@Awoyelu wrote: “This is real Record breaker, I celebrate you”.

@_Jhaey_ wrote: “Whaaaatttt??”

 

@EhenembaAnne wrote: “What are the benefits of this records, any financial benefits or just world recognition”

 

@Surajuabdukar1 wrote: “That’s means is only Lagos things are happening for good Lagos is blessed were you can boom 💥👌💥 any time and day”

 

@Larrycayne wrote: “If this is true, it means we celebrates the rich and not the poor6, we celebrate the breast and boobs and not the person/achievement.”

 

According to the Guinness World Records official website, said Vincent Okezie and his friends won the record of the most consecutive passes of a football (soccer ball) between the head and soles while balancing on the back of a person.

 

The most consecutive passes of a football (soccer ball) between the head and soles while balancing on the back of a person is 129, achieved by Chukwuebuka Ezugha, Victor Richard Kipo and Vincent Okezie (all Nigeria), in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, on 11 March 2022.

 

Chukwuebuka and Victor have previously achieved the record for most consecutive football (soccer) passes with the soles (team of two), with 198 in December 2021. Vincent has also achieved the record for most consecutive backwards handsprings with a football (soccer ball) between the legs, with 10.