Obafemi Martins' Nike match worn boots. Both boots are signed and personalized
with "OBA". Martins wore this boots during the season 2006. Born in Remedika,
Martins joined the local football club F.C. Ebedei, having been scouted by
manager Churchill Oliseh while playing on the streets of his hometown. After a
year with the club, Italian Serie C side A.C. Reggiana made a move for the
player. After a two-month trial, Martins and fellow Ebedei teammate Stephen
Makinwa signed youth contracts with the club in 2000. His first season in Italy
saw Martins break into the first team squad, and later in the year Serie A sides
Perugia and Inter made offers for the forward. Martins has scored seventeen
goals in 32 appearances for Nigeria. He was a part of the Nigerian team that
finished third in the 2006 African Cup of Nations. Martins scored two goals in the
competition, both coming against Senegal in the first round.