Izuchukwu Okosi
By Izuchukwu Okosi
THREE time African champions Super Eagles on Sunday arrived Lagos ahead of Tuesday’s last qualifying match of the second round in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Cape Verde.
Nigeria defeated Liberia 2-0 in Tangier, Morocco in the match day 5 of the Qualifiers to enhance their chances of qualification to the play offs which will ultimately produce Africa’s five representatives at Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The team touched down at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport and are looking forward to Tuesday’s match with Cape Verde.
“We have landed Lagos, Nigeria safely via chartered AIR PEACE AIRLINE,” the team said on its Facebook page.
“It was a smooth journey. Thanks to the entire Air Peace crew for the great hospitality. Hey fans, you should fly Air Peace this festive season.
“We’re back to work. Getting set for the game against Cape Verde on Tuesday.”
Tuesday’s match kicks off at 5pm at the Teslim Balogun stadium, Lagos and the Super Eagles need at least a draw against the Blue Sharks to reach the playoff stages of the World Cup qualifiers.
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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