Along with his newest transfer, Eluemunor adopted within the footsteps of Osi Umenyiora, who additionally has Nigerian heritage, was born in London and moved to america aged 14.
He performed in that first London sport in 2007 earlier than serving to the Giants win the Tremendous Bowl that season, and once more 4 years later.
Umenyiora wore quantity 72 and Eluemunor sought his blessing to put on the identical quantity for the Giants.
It’s extremely unlikely Eluemunor will emulate Umenyiora by reaching this season’s Tremendous Bowl, although. The Giants go into Thursday’s Thanksgiving sport at Dallas with a 2-9 document.
Regardless of being nicknamed ‘London’ at school, Eluemunor has now misplaced his accent however stays a giant Arsenal fan and sports activities a Union Jack tattoo with ‘bred’ beneath it.
And like Umenyiora, he has returned to the town of his beginning to assist develop the sport within the UK, with a 3rd annual soccer camp deliberate for the low season.
“Rising up in London, I wasn’t the perfect at college,” mentioned Eluemunor. “However sports activities was the one factor that saved me in examine. I really feel prefer it’s the identical for the youngsters at my camp.
“Flag soccer being within the Olympics is de facto cool for teenagers world wide, and I actually suppose it is a life-changing sport.”
Eluemunor has additionally revisited the block of flats the place he found the game.
“It made me grateful for all of the wrestle I needed to undergo,” he added.