OKOWA AND FOOTBALL
Nigeria Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi will on January 26 lead other ex-professional footballers from Delta State out against their colleagues across the country for a football Classic in honour of the Delta State Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa.
The football classic coordinator, Stephen Cole said Keshi who will captain the Delta team will lead the likes of Austin Okocha, Sunday Oliseh, Austin Popo, Davidson Owumi, Victor Agali and Victor Ikpeba, among others in the novelty game.
He stated that another ex-Super Eagles skipper, Henry Nwosu will lead the likes of Austin Eguavoen, Kano Nwankwo, Taju Disu, Dahiru Sadi and Daniel Omokachi, among others.
Cole, the ex-captain of Dolphins FC and the owner of Coliphen Football Academy said the classic is to create awareness and solicit support for Okowa in his political ambition.
The director of the Nigeria players union said the programme will also feature other football teams in the state like Warri Wolves taking on Bayelsa United, while the state executive council led by governor Emmanuel Uduaghan will slug it out with the state’s House of Assembly members at the Warri Township Stadium at noon also the same day.
The event is also to bring together all ex-professional footballers from Delta State and unite Deltans as one.
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