Two-year-old Tobenna Uchendu showcases football skills on American Tamron Hall Show

Tobenna Uchendu was nicknamed Starboyy after Afrobeats crooner, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, because they share the same birthday.

Two-year-old Nigerian American wonderkid, Tobenna Uchendu, was featured on popular American personality TV,  The Tamron Hall show, Soccernet.ng reports.

Tobenna, who turns three in July, has stunned the world with the abundance of footballing skillset at his feet at such a young age.

Born to a Nigerian Father and an American mother, the toddler has a keen eye for goal, incredible close control and is already ambi-pedal before hitting the age of three.

He has been featured across several popular footballing channels like Canada’s TSN (The Sports Network) show, ESPN in the United States of America, ESPN UK, Instablog9ja and many others. His mashed up training videos have garnered over twenty million views on social media.

The Tamron Hall show, hosted by Tamron Hall herself, is a personality TV show that has been graced by the presence of former America First Lady – Michelle Obama, three-time Grammy nominee – Kim Burrell, popular drummer – Alphonse Nicholson and movie stars, Kevin Hart and Jonathan majors.

Tobenna, alongside his parents, were invited to the show and the two-year-old’s attention immediately drifted onto the pitch, putting as many balls into the back of the net in less than a hundred and twenty seconds.

The youngster was invited to train with the Chelsea first team before having a kick-around with the CAF Player of the Year, Victor Osimhen and Super Falcon, Michelle Alozie.

Under proper tutelage and training, the sky is the limit for Tobenna Uchendu as possesses the raw materials to take him to top.

This post was last modified on February 10, 2024 1:16 pm

Adefolahan Guerreiro

Adefolahan is a multilingual journalist and writer at Soccernet Nigeria. With a track record of involvement in College sports, Adefolahan is focused on crafting engaging football content and utilising his language skills and extensive sports knowledge to enhance content accessibility for a global audience. He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.

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