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Sports Ministry Plans Roadshow For Nigeria Versus Ghana

 

Ahead of Tuesday’s return leg fixture in the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoffs between Nigeria and Ghana, the Logistics Committee set up by Nigeria’s Ministry of Youth and Sports has announced plans to organise a roadshow to inform, entertain and alert football fans in Abuja about the game.

Kola Daniel, a member of the Committee who also serves as Media aid to Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare told the sporting media that the move is to acquaint Nigerians on the need to come out en-masse to drum overwhelming support for the Super Eagles.

“The committee has perfected plans to ensure buses are available to convey fans from the nook and crannies of Abuja and its environs,” Daniels said.

“We are even appealing to the Federal Government to declare Tuesday a half free working day to allow FCT residents to come and support the Super Eagles.

“it’s a must-win match, 30, 000 fans are expected, we want to rekindle the rivalry with Ghana,” Kọla added.

The first leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoffs fixtures between Nigeria and Ghana ended on a scorelles draw Friday evening at fh Baba Yara stadium in Kumasi.

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.

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