Young Nigerian Lady Invents Power-Generating Football [Photos & Video]

25-year-old Nigerian Jessica Matthews who invented a power-generating football called SOCCKET ball dazzled President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Matthews, a co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Unchartedplay, presented the ball, which can generate three hours of light from 30 minutes of play to Jonathan.

While congratulating her on her creativity and innovativeness, Jonathan said he was impressed that Matthews, who trained as a psychologist and economist, developed herself in the field of science.

He described her feat as a proof of the quality of human resource present in Nigeria.

The President said the invention was useful as a major tool that could be used to mobilise young Nigerians and encourage them to think more deeply.

Matthews said, “Sometimes power is lost and you say what can you do to solve this situation and I saw my cousins and everyone playing football, playing with everything not even with football alone.

“I say this is amazing and they can rival Messi. If we can take this kinetic that is generated here and use it to address the issues that we really have; kinetic energy is used for windmill, why not the ball?”

She said although the items were already on sale in New York, she had not started making them in Nigeria.

During US President Obama's the final day of his three-country tour of Africa, he made time to fit in a kickabout with the energy-generating football. watch video below: 

Jessica studied at Harvard University, went to Business School and actually taught herself Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.

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