Africa's fastest man joins the Navy
The fastest man in Africa has become one of the latest recruits for the Royal Navy.
Olusoji Fasuba, who is the African 100m sprint record holder, recently completed his nine-month training course to become a logistics specialist out at sea. He is now eligible to book military kit insurance and be posted on his first deployment.
In an interview with The Sun, the Nigerian claimed that he had no problem adjusting to the life within the armed forces.
He said: "I've had a very good career in athletics and been there with the big boys, but I was looking to the future and wanted to settle. Growing up in Nigeria discipline is very strict, so that aspect of being in the Navy wasn't really a shock to me.
"It was tough mentally sometimes and I did question myself about what I was doing, but ultimately I wanted to do it for myself and my family."
Fasuba, who earned an Olympic bronze medal as part of the Nigerian 4x100m relay team in 2004, currently resides in Plymouth with his wife Ngozi and seven-month-old daughter Annabelle.
According to thisisplymouth.co.uk, he has been coaching athletics to youngsters at the weekends for some time and is attempting to apply for British citizenship.
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