Izuchukwu OkosiNigeria’s CAF Confederation Cup representatives, Rivers United, have been drawn against title-holders USM Algiers in the quarterfinals of the CAF Confederation Cup following Tuesday’s draws in Cairo, Egypt, Prime Business Africa reports.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) conducted the draws of both the Energies CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup with some testy ties in the horizon.
Rivers are Nigeria’s sole team in the CAF interclub competitions and are hoping to lift the title in the second-tier competition after the trident of Enyimba, Bendel Insurance and Remo Stars bowed out of the two top club competitions in the preliminary stages.
Rivers United’s qualification to the quarterfinals of the competition however came with good tidings for Nigeria as of guarantees that the country will retain its four slots (two apiece) in the Champions League and Confederation Cup for next season.
Due to the CAF co-effiecent club rankings, Nigeria were at the risk of losing two spots in both competitions unless the last team standing earns a berth in the quarterfinals which Rivers have achieved.
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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.
