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Standing 6ft 5in tall with an impressive physique, Junior Nsemba has all the tools to thrive at any sport.<\/b><\/p>\n
With cousin Alex and uncle Rigobert Song having played at football’s highest level for clubs including Arsenal, Liverpool and Barcelona, the round ball game appeared the likely route to prowess.<\/p>\n
Indeed, he initially did love playing football with his pals. Yet the young boy of Cameroonian heritage had his head turned by a very different game. Rugby league.<\/p>\n
Growing up in Wigan, it was perhaps inevitable that this deeply-rooted code would end up capturing his heart.<\/p>\n
“I was doing both at the same time at a point but I fell in love with rugby league when I touched a rugby ball,” Nsemba, 19, told BBC Sport.<\/p>\n
“You can tell as a rugby community that it is like a family. Once I got the ball playing for Wigan St Judes it was amazing, I didn’t want to go back.”<\/p>\n
It has been a decision which has paid off handsomely. Having forged a place in the side, Nsemba is set to feature for Wigan Warriors as they take on Warrington Wolves in Saturday’s Challenge Cup final.<\/p>\n
Football’s loss is absolutely rugby league’s gain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n