Abuja, Nigeria – The Chairman of the Anambra State Football Association, Chikelue Iloenyosi, and former Super Eagles Defensive Midfielder, Ogenyi Onazi, say that will partner in football talent hunt and development in the state.
Iloenyosi, popularly known as “D’ General” in football circles, made this known in an interview on Tuesday after the AFCON 2013 winner, Onazi, paid him a courtesy visit in his Abuja Office.
Iloenyosi, the World Youth Championship “Nigeria 99” and Dream Team “Olympics 2000” Star Defender, said that Onazi identifies the huge soccer potentials in Anambra and the administrative acumen to harness them.
“He realises that I am an advocate of grassroots talent development and the opportunities for such abound in Anambra state.
“We have set machineries in motion to organise talent hunts, football competitions, among others, to provide the spring board for these talents to achieve their football dreams.”
Iloenyosi, a former Super Eagles defender, said he and Onazi made their marks in football as youths and the venture would surely keep youths off the streets and crime.”
Onazi, the FIFA Under–17 World Cup “Nigeria 2009′ Deep Lying Midfielder, thanked Iloenyosi for the warm reception accorded him and described his host as an accomplished footballer and astute administrator.
The 2013 AFCON winner assured that the collaboration with the Anambra FA Boss will go a long way in discovering and developing raw football talents in the state and shape them towards stardom.
