Izuchukwu Okosi
Super Eagles of Nigeria have taken to social media Saturday to wish Nigerians a happy new year which incidentally is also the birthdays of defender Chidozie Awaziem and midfielder Frank Onyeka.
With more than 12 players so far in the team’s camp in Abuja there was camadarie on New Year’s day within the Eagles’ fold.
In a video uploaded by the Instagram page of the team, striker Odion Ighalo led a prayer session before the team’s training on Saturday while birthday boy Chidozie Awaziem wished Nigerians a good 2022 and expressed hope that the team will make Nigeria proud at the Africa Cup of Nations.
The video ended with the Nigeria Football Federation President Amaju Pinnick also feciliting with Nigerians with a new year message as he finished showing his dexterity on a piano.
The Eagles’ Instagram had nice words for the duo of Awaziem and Onyeka on their special days.
The Instagram page, ng_supereagles, wrote: “Happy birthday @awaziem12. Have a good one!
For Frank Onyeka, a message from the Eagles Instagram read thus:” Happy birthday @frankonyeka the tank.”
Onyeka who plays for Brentford in the English Premier League gushed over his birthday.
#HAPPYBIRTHDAY #HAPPY NEWYEAR #ALLGLORYTOGOD
Super Eagles players in Abuja camp.
Francis Uzoho(AC Omonia, Cyprus), Henry Onyekuru(Olympiacos, Greece), Peter Olayinka(Slavia Praha, Czech Republic), Chidozie Awaziem(Alayanspor, Turkey), Chidera Ejuke(CSKA Moscow, Russia), Daniel Akpeyi(Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa), Sadiq Umar(UD Almeria, Spain), Olisa Ndah(Orlando Pirates, South Africa), John Noble(Enyimba FC), Taiwo Awoniyi(Union Berlin, Germany).
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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