 O gba gbigbe lo si Blair Academy ni Blairstown, New Jersey, nibiti o ti pari eto-eko ile-iwe giga re.Ise ti o yan laayo ni Ile-iwe giga Won gba Onome si ise ni Ile-eko giga Blair leyin idije FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship fun awon obirin .. 
Ijọba ipinlẹ Eko yan an gege bi adajo lodun 2001awon itọkasi.. 