Super Eagles Legends Congratulate Yahaya Bello on Appointment as APC National Youth Coordinator
By Nafisat Bello
A sports consultant and popular Nigerian broadcaster, Miss Sylvia Iwong Ugi, and her Managing Partner, Dr. Hassan Abdulrahman, have conveyed a message of felicitations from the Super Eagle’s legends to the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on his appointment as National Youth Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council.
In a statement to the press from Amsterdam Netherlands, Miss Sylvia congratulated the Governor on the appointment, stating that the legends of the Nigerian Super Eagles received the good news with gratitude.
Her statement reads, “Myself, Managing Partner and the legends of the Super Eagles are confident that Bello will deliver on this line of duty as the National Youth Coordinator of the APC Presidential campaign council as he is a young man with a great passion for youth development. We have trust that Nigerian youths will rally round him to vote massively for Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima. The youth constitute 75% of the Nigeria Voting Population.
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“On our path, we will do our all to ensure this assignment is achieved by mobilising millions of our followers across Nigeria to vote for Asiwaju in the 2023 Presidential Elections.”
Recall in March 2021, the full compliment of the Super Eagles legends along side the complete team of the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Gold medal winning team was hosted by Governor Bello to a reception marking the 25th Anniversary of the Olympic Gold where Nigeria conquered the football world beating Brazil, Argentina and other countries to be the first African Nation to win the Olympics Gold.
The event in Lokoja featured a novelty exhibition football match that ended 1 – 1 between Super Eagles Legends vs New Direction Team led by Governor Bello. The goals were scored by Governor Bello for the government team while Julius Aghahowa equalised for the legends.
The Super Eagles legend team was captained by Austin Jay Jay Okocha featuring other world stars like former Arsenal Striker Kanu Nwankwo, Uche Okechukwu, AC/Inter Milan Defender Taribo West, Peter Rufai, Ike shorunmu, Victor Agali, Ifeanyi Udeze, Tijani Babangida, Garba Lawal, Mutiu Adepoju, Austin Egeavon, Abiodun Obafemi, Victor Ikpeba and Julius Aghahowa.
Kogi state government team was captained by Governor Yahaya Bello, featuring his deputy, Edward Onoja, his Chief of Staff Pharm. Jamiu Abdulkareem Asuku, his Chief Press Secretary Onogwu Muhammed ( Galacticos), Speaker Kolawole and other members of Kogi State Executive Council and Legislators.
