Nigeria, June 21 -- President of Jersey 2 Africa 4 Football Foundation and former Jersey FA President, Ricky Weir, recently visited Nigeria to promote his award-winning memoir, Illegitimately Blessed, support grassroots football initiatives and strengthen the country's growing Walking Football movement.

In this exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES, he speaks about tracing his Nigerian roots, obtaining Nigerian citizenship, his football journey, experiences with racism, and why he believes his life story can inspire people across Africa. He also shared his thoughts on the expanded FIFA World Cup and other innovations by the World football governing body

PT: Why are you in Nigeria? Is this your first visit?

Ricky Weir: No, this is actu...