KANU, OKOCHA TO PLAY ALONGSIDE
Kanu, Okocha to play alongside
TWO of Nigeria’s finest footballers
of all-time, Nwankwo Kanu and Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha will team up with the
likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Diego Maradona as they set to feature at the
10th Anniversary celebration of the Fundación Privada Samuel Eto’o on July 16.
Kanu Nwankwo Kanu Nwankwo The 35-year-old who currently plays for Turkish side
Antalyaspor will host 23 great footballers both retired and those still playing
in a charity game to raise funds for his Foundation.
The Cameroonian was in Nigeria in
May to honour former Nigerian international Joseph Yobo who celebrated his 101
caps for the Super Eagles with a game at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port
Harcourt. The Charity match in Turkey will see Messi who is currently appealing
a 21-months jail term play alongside Argentine football icon Diego Maradona and
former teammate Xavi Hernandez while Fabio Capello is expected to be the
manager on the day.
Peter of PSquare is scheduled to
also perform at the event as he and the former Chelsea star are very good
friends while Mr P is a self-confessed Blues fan. One of the greatest quotes of
Samuel Eto’o is when he talked about how he was treated by defenders in the
beautiful game of football. He said: “Getting knocked about just motivates me
more. When someone kicks me, you wouldn’t believe how much it makes me want to
score a goal, just to get back at them.”
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