Sports

Former Youth International Presents Jersey To President Buhari

Former Flying Eagles forward Saviour Godwin on Thursday presented a branded jersey to President Muhammadu Buhari on his official visit to Portugal.

Godwin plays his football for Portuguese side Casa Pia and was one of the privileged Nigerians who were present to welcome President Buhari.

Godwin, whose team just gained promotion to the Portuguese Liga presented the jersey to Buhari as ne meets the Nigerian community with the Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare and Chairman of Nigeria in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Davido-Erewa also in attendance.

The onetime youth international was a regular performer last season as he took the Portuguese second division by storm and helped his club gain promotion to the first division.

Porto defender, Zaidu Sanusi is another Nigerian in the division but was absent at the presentation.

Super Eagles defender, Chima Akas was also present at the presentation of the jersey which had “M.Buhari 1” on it.

Saviour was a member of the winning U-17 national lteam in 2003 in the UAE.

Super Eagles defender Omeruo also presented a similar jersey to Buhari when he visited Spain.

Izuchukwu Okosi

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.