Former Green Eagles star heads Anambra sports
The Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has appointed a former Green Eagles player, Nnamdi Nwokocha, as his Special Adviser on Sports.
Governor Peter Obi
Nwokocha, who was a member of the 1980 African Cup of Nations winning team, holds the national honour of the Member of the Order on the Niger. Until his new appointment, he was the President of the Ohaneze Youth Council. He hails from Nawfia in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State. Nwokocha, who has since started work, told our correspondent in Awka on Wednesday that he had a duty to help “germinate to the next level” the seed Governor Obi was planting in sports.The special adviser said his first task would be to raise a football club for the state from this season. The pioneer players, he said would emerge from grassroots soccer competitions.
He said it was painful that 17 years after the creation of Anambra State, it was still largely undeveloped sports wise.
He said it was reassuring that the governor had recovered the Onitsha Township Stadium, and was also building stadiums at Fegge, Aguata and Nnew
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