Football stars Ighalo, Victor Moses, Oboabona endorse #sportsforhope on UN day
Super Eagles players,
Odion Ighalo of Watford; Victor Moses of West Ham and Godfrey Oboabona
of Rizespor in the Turkish league have given their support towards the
football event organized with a view to giving hope to the
Internally Displaced Persons in Nigeria.
IDPs have been scattered all over the federation in
settlements provided for them by the federal government.
The
event will take place in Abuja on April 6 at the Gongola Settlement for
the IDPs and it is expected to be top-notch that will showcase Nigerians
and people from the diplomatic communities donating gifts to the
people.
A
football match between the IDPs and a selected side will be staged on
that day, this however will involve both the Male and Female.
In a
statement by the organiser, Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello an award-winning
Nigerian journalist, she said the event is aimed at using sports for
development and to give back:
“Sports
is a universal language which can be used to make a lot of change in
the world, we aim at using this event to preach a message of hope to the
IDPS and show them that we love them and to also assure them that, they
have not been forgotten.”
“April 6
is a UN day on sports for peace and development and we have decided to
take a message to the IDPs by reassuring them that all will be okay.”
To
commemorate the day, the Nigerian Red cross, UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, The
Likeminds project, NAIJ.com, Pulse.ng, Hon. Dapo Lam-Adesina, The
Nigeria Football Federation, 36 lions football club, Argentine embassy
and people from the diplomatic community are partners of the event.
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