Izuchukwu Okosi
A high powered Federal Government delegation to the forthcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations starting on Sunday in Cameroon will be led by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.
The Nigerian contingent will also be made up of eminent citizens in the lower and upper chambers.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the chairmen of the Senate, and House Committees on Sports, Senator Obinna Ogba and Honourable Olumide Osoba are also in the delegation.
Some other members include the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Mohammed Abubakar, Ministers of State for Finance, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, Agriculture, Mustapha Baba Shehuri and Science and Technology, Mohammed Abdullahi, the Special Adviser to Mr. President on Sports, Daniel Amokachi as well as a representative of the Department of State Security(DSS).
Others expected to be part of a special delegation are Sunday Asefun, the president of the National Association of Nigerian Students(NANS), Mr. Allen Onyeama, Chairman of Airpeace, Mr. Bisi Adebutu, Executive Director, Premier Lotto, Mr. Emmanuel Orhiaki, Executive Director Marketing, Nigeria Breweries, Mr. Karl Toriola, Managing Director, MTN and Mr. Alfred Olajide, the Managing Director of Coca-cola.
The delegation is expected to leave for Cameroon on Monday, the 10th of January, 2022 ahead of Nigeria’s first game on the 11th of January.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria are in Group D alongside Egypt, Sudan, and Guinea Bissau. The group games will be played in Garoua. Nigeria’s first game will be against Egypt on Tuesday, the 11th of January, 2022.
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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