Thursday, 9 June 2016

FRIENDLY MATCH: Onazi, Ideye, Ogu to honour Ighalo's late dad

.Late Keshi to be honoured with a minute silence

SUPER Eagles vice-captain, Ogenyi Onazi, Brown Ideye, Raheem Lawal, John Ogu, Babatunde Michael are some of the notable foreign based players expected to feature in a friendly match organized by Watford striker, Jude Odion Ighalo in honour of his late dad, Pa Paul Ighalo.

The match titled "Ighalo and Friends vs Ajegunle Boys" is billed to hold at the Navy Town football pitch in Ajegunle, Lagos on Sunday, 12th June, 2016 by 4pm, Sportsbiz247.blogspot.com reports.


Disclosing this in Lagos on Wednesday, Ighalo said aside from using the match to honour his late father who died in his Salami Street, Ajegunle, Lagos on April 25, it is also a way of giving back to the people where he grew up.

He revealed that a minute silence will be observed before the game in honour of his late coach Stephen Keshi who died in the early hours of Wednesday.

Ighalo added that IfeanyiUbah FC Chairman, Ifeanyi Ubah, will bankroll the event.

 “For now I am in Nigeria and we have not yet fixed the burial. I’ve called my friends to come and play football to honour my dad for people to know that he is gone. Due to the nature of my job, I may not be around when we want to do the final burial, but I want to try and give back to the society where I grew up."


 “Nigerians should come and see where I grew up so that they can know that the journey has been long, not where I am today,” he said.

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