Izuchukwu OkosiThe executive committee of the Spanish Football Federation on Friday evening announced the decision to appoint Pedro Rocha as the President of the country’s football Federation president.
Rocha is under investigation after testifying as a witness in the Luis Rubiales’ corruption charges.
The Spanish government through the National Sports Council (CDS) set up a Committe to oversee the country’s football affairs until the governing body holds new elections.
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“Pedro Rochas has today been proclaimed the new president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) after having received the support of the majority of the assembly members of this institution that governs Spanish football,” the Federation stated in it’s announcement.
The 69-year-old Rocha had served as the interim president since Rubiales resigned in September 2023 following criticisms for tje infamous kissing saga ther involved Spain women’s national team skipper Jennifer Hermoso after the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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.
