Ex-Premier League ace unrecognisable as a pastor after he “saw God, one-on-one”

Ex-Premier League ace Taribo West looks completely unrecognisable from his playing days and now works as a pastor in his home country Nigeria.

Known for his varied and flamboyant hairstyles, West enjoyed a successful playing career in Serie A with both Inter and AC Milan before transferring to the Premier League in 2000.

He featured 20 times for Derby County on a season-long loan from the Rossoneri, helping the club to top-flight survival with a 17th-placed finish.

A devout Christian, West has used his retirement to establish a church in Lagos called "Shelter in the Storm Miracle Ministries of All Nation."

Speaking to Nigerian newspaper The Cable, West revealed how his incredible change from footballer to pastor transpired.

He said: “Why would I switch from being a footballer to becoming a pastor? I saw God one-on-one. That’s where my transition started; From the field to the pulpit.

“We were celebrating. In the middle of that, a woman stumbled into me and said: ‘Sir, please may I know your name?’ I said: ‘I am Mr No name’. She said: ‘May I know where you live?’ I said: ‘I live nowhere.’ She left with annoyance.

“In the twinkle of an eye, I just heard an audible voice. And it came like a slap. It said: ‘Switch, turn.’ I turned.

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"It said: ‘Look at the woman. Look for her now and call that woman and apologise to her. I said that to you.’ That can only be a voice from God.

“So I switched, like a Robocop, I start searching for the woman, and when this sister came all the way from America, she told me a lot of prophecies.

"And she told me in the next one or two years; I would open a church. All the prophecies she gave me came to pass.”

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