US Embassy Ruins Blessing Okagbare's Honeymoon By Denying Husband Visa

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Blessing Okagbare, who recently got married to her heart-throb, Ex Super Eagles footballer Igho Otegheri on November 8, has been denied honeymoon time with her hubby in the United States.

According to Vanguard, Blessing, who is Nigeria's fastest woman, planned to travel to Los Angeles where the double sprint 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist is based. But her husband was denied a visa, something that left Okagbare distraught and confused.

Okagbare trains with American coach, John Smith in Los Angles and was hoping that her husband who won four caps with the Super Eagles will be around at her weakest moments.

She is billed to resume training for the next years World Championships in Beijing China.

She said:

“I feel so bad that America Embassy would turn down the visa request by my husband to travel with me to Los Angeles.

“I have resumed training for the season and I have to go back to my base (Los Angeles) with my husband so that I can concentrate.

“I have sent copies of my documents, including my Resident Permit in Los Angeles to them so as to facilitate my husband’s traveling with me to the States, but they refused. Help me appeal to them to grant him visa because it won’t be easy for me to shuttle between Nigeria and the States every time.

“I have to concentrate on my training and the only way to do so is to have my husband with me in the States. I have been so sad since my husband returned from Abuja with this bad news. They have to do something about it,” she lamented.

This is really saddening and I feel for her. She has made Nigeria proud is still representing the country wholeheartedly.

I hope this gets to the concerned bodies so they could assist her where possible. She needs to be happy in order to continue giving her all.