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Seater of The Week: Vincent Hussein Tahiru

Meet our Seater for this week, a handsome young gentleman and a defender on the Metallurgical Three team that played during the EPL. He tells us about himself, the department, sports and a whole lot more! Enjoy the interesting interview!

Vincent Tahiru (SOTW)

Who is Mr.Vincent….? (Relationship status: dating, broken up, gnashing)
I Vincent Hussein Tahiru, I come from Tamale but I live in Accra.I went to Achimota school, and yeah I’m dating.

Share with us your experience in secondary school. What is the worst thing you ever did in school which you really regret?
SHS was really cool. Motown is so much fun and filled with a lot of activities, and pretty girls so I liked it a lot. I did every sport some but my specialities were athletics, handball, hockey and football. The thing I regret doing in SHS was staying in class more and not studying enough.

Why did you choose KNUST over the other universities?
Well, KNUST is the best engineering institution in the country and I always wanted to come here and pursue an engineering degree.

Metallurgical Engineering, were you given the programme or you chose it? If the latter, what influenced your choice?
Actually, I wanted to study civil engineering but unfortunately, I got Metallurgy. I chose it as my third choice though, but it’s cool enough. 

Have your expectations with respect to both KNUST and Metallurgical Engineering been met?
Well, a bit but not really. I actually expected more. Campus is cool but I don’t really like how the lecturers disturb us and how people look down on Metallurgy as an engineering program.

Given the opportunity to change something about the department, what will it be?
I don’t like how some of the lecturers in the department treat us--like kids! We’re adults and we shouldn’t be treated like SHS kids. We’re in a university for God’s sake.

Share with us some rumours you heard concerning life on university campus. Verify them.
I don’t take rumours seriously so I don’t remember any.

Assuming it is mandatory to choose a spouse from Materials Engineering three(3),who will she be?Tell us about her.
A spouse from Materials 3? El Freda Narh straight up. She’s just wonderful, she’s cool and very pretty.

Which of the members of the current executive board do you really admire? Why?
I admire our President, Mr.Samuel Afari a lot. He’s extremely down-to-earth and very likeable.

What do you intend doing with Metallurgical Engineering in future?
I’d like to get a nice job in metal processing or extraction company and start my own metal recycling plant and produce construction materials from previously used metals.

Do you have any special awards? Share with us (if any).
'Nerr', I don’t have any major award but they’ll definitely come soon.

Which extracurricular activity (ies) do you engage in mostly?
I play football a lot; I run 400 metres and I’m very good at triple and long jump. I like swimming too.

Where do you want to see yourself in the next decade?
In the next decade, I should have my beautiful family and a successful business. And I’ll start my career in politics God-willing.

What do you do for fun? Who are those who share your belief and ideologies?
I read novels, play games, and visit friends, for fun. My boys: Denis, Kelvin, Pomary, and my brother Victor know the drill. We dey hunt for campus.


SPORTS
Real fan of Real Madrid


What do you think went wrong that led to the eviction of the Metallurgical Engineering team from the EPL?
During the EPL, some of our players weren’t present during the first game and we had limited options so we ended up drawing. If we had won that first game against Telecom, we’d have qualified to the knockout stage of the competition. Also, our forwards have a problem with finishing. We scored just one goal from direct play in the competition. The others were a penalty and a corner which was taken excellently.

Aside from playing as a fullback, where else can you play comfortably? Who is the toughest winger you have ever played against? Which class team, do you enjoy playing against?
I’m a very good striker but I don’t get the chance to show my goal-scoring prowess in my class team. They need me in that defence more. The toughest winger I’ve played against is a guy from Biological Science 3 nicknamed Messi. But I still kept a clean sheet against him and we won that game 1:0, thanks to a brilliant burst of pace from Afari and an excellent goalkeeping from Dennis Amoah. I hurt myself preventing that Messi guy from directing his deadly finesse shots towards our goalkeeper. I like playing against Human Biology 3 because they’re extremely good tactically and discipline-wise, just like Materials 3.

Who is the player of your class team whose presence in the line up boosts your morale? Whose presence is vice versa?
Kelvin Atuiri aka Zatman. He’s a rock as a defensive midfielder and a shield as a center back. All our players are cool except some people who keep discouraging us because they think they’re “disciplined”.

Name your preferred strongest line up of the Metallurgical Engineering team.
My preferred 11: Nana  Kwame as GK; Kay2, Jollof, Kelvin, and myself as defenders; Denis, Raphael, Kefblu, and I wish I could use Kelvin again but let’s go with Asaase as midfielders. And the two Richards; Segu and Richie as strikers. Our team isn’t good at scoring headers so we don’t need any wingers.

Given the chance to choose either Football or Engineering as a full-time career, which one will you go for? Why?
I’ll choose football as a career without a doubt.

Which team do you support? What influenced your choice?
Real Madrid FC is my favourite team. It’s the greatest club in the world. Imagine winning 3 UCL in a row and it’s not even our golden generation because we had the likes of Di Stefano, Kopa, Gento, and Ferenc Puskas making history even before the dawn of the 21st  century. Hands down, the kings of football and the greatest club on earth. HalaMadrid y nada mas.

What was the humiliating defeat your team (fan) suffered that you can’t forget?
I’ll never forget when Real Madrid lost the UEFA super cup to Atletico Madrid after extra time. Our first defeat in a continental club final in the 21st century.

Name a five-man line of your fan team in the order: goalkeeper, two defenders, a midfielder and a striker.
Courtois, Ramos, and Varane, Modric, Hazard.

Tell someone (in the department)something.
To everyone in the department, we’ll surely make it big in the field of materials and metallurgical engineering if we set our minds on it.

Who is your celebrity crush? Why?
My celebrity crush is Amanda Stenberg. She’s the prettiest actress in the world but unfortunately, she’s not straight. I still love her though. Lesbians are hot.


 SPORTS QUIZ
Who is Peter Cech’s all-time feared attacker?
Wayne Rooney who played for Everton, Manchester United and in the MLS.

Share with us your last words
My last words: Never give up on anything you want. Thanks for having me as the Sports Personality of the Week.

 Thank you too Mr Vincent.

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