EPL: My Dream Was To Become A Priest - Dennis

EPL: My Dream Was To Become A Priest - Dennis Sampson Adedeji Nigeria's Super Eagles and Watford FC of England attacker Emmanuel Dennis has said his dream while growing up was not to become a footballer but a church priest, BSNsports.com.ng can report. Watford most in-form player has been in the news recently with his amazing performance against premier league big boys. Dennis opened up on his ambition as a young boy while responding to question ahead of the premier league match against Brentford. No, I never dreamed of being a professional football player. I wanted to be a priest but today I'm a baller. "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," he told sky sports.