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.