Anthony Akumu Biography, Background, Education, Career, Net Worth
Anthony Akumu is a real life rags to riches story almost akin to the Indian Slumdog millionaire if he was a football player. However despite his quick rise to fame he has not let fame get to his head. The man has no girlfriend we know about saying that he would like to focus on the game and make himself a phenomenal international player.
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Anthony Akumu Biography, Background, Education, Career, Net Worth
Name: Anthony Akumu Agai
Nickname: Teddy Akumu
Occupation: Footballer (Midfielder for the Kaizer Chiefs)
Date of birth: 20 October 1992
Place of birth: Rachuonyo, Kenya
Siblings: Omondi, Onyango
Net Worth: R1.5 million
Height: 1.84
BACKGROUND
Anthony is the fourth boy in a family of five boys. He grew up in Mathare in Nairobi in a small village called Nigeria. Here he stayed with his oldest brother, Onyango who was the bread winner. They stayed with another of their other brothers. The brothers stayed alone because the mother chose to go back to their birth place in Rachuonyo. In 2013 the family was struck by tragedy when Onyango died and Anthony was left with his younger brother Omondi.
Anthony Akumu Biography, Background, Education, Career, Net Worth
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Education
All his education life was spent in Nairobi. His primary education came from Mathare Primary school until 2005. After this he went to Maina Wanjingi where he did his secondary education.
CAREER
Anthony’s skills were honed from a young age in the slums he grew up in. He played with non standard balls made from plastic and this is where his nickname came from. He was named Teddy after the Manchester United legend, Teddy Sheringham due to his football prowess that rivalled that of the legend.
As a result he caught the eye of coach Dickens Omondi and started playing for Lacosto. He later on joined Heidi sport. This landed him a trip to Norway in 2004 as part of the MYSA Under 12 team. Five years later he joined Gor Mahia (K’Ogalo) a Kenyan club. However his stint here was short lived.
His skills were quite the talk of the town. They caught the eye of the Danish SuperLiga Club however the deal did not work out. Regardless of this the team still had great things about the player. In June 2014 the Al-Khartoum signed Anthony. After this Teddy then left Sudan for the Zambian Zesco United for two years.
Due to his amazing skills, he was signed by Kaizer Chiefs with no trial in January 2020 for a 3 year contract. However his journey was a bit rocky due to permit issues and a minor injury. Testament to his strong will and determination he persevered and made his debut. On the international level, Teddy plays for the Harambee stars.
Anthony Akumu Biography, Background, Education, Career, Net Worth
NET WORTH
Anthony is currently valued at R1.5 million. His monthly salary being valued at R80 000 which is quite a step up from what he was receiving at Zesco.
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