Tadu to play in 23rd BOG

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Usaia Tadu tie up his boot laces before the Rewa soccer team training at the Saraswati Primary School grounds in Nausori on Tuesday, August 04, 2020. Picture: JONACANI LALAKOBAU

Soccer has done a lot for Usaia Tadu.

The Rewa defender will feature in his 23rd Battle of the Giants tournament and the sport has enabled him to build a modest home for his family.

Today, as the country is gripped with a downturn in economic activity caused by COVID-19, soccer has provided the only means of survival for his wife and son.

“I am lucky because many people have lost jobs, but because of soccer I can put food on the table for my family,” the 41-year-old Naitasiri native said.

“I believe I made it this far through the grace of God and when God decides it’s time for me to hang up my boots, I will.”

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