The novelty match which is expected to take place at Onikan Stadium in Lagos will pitch the ex-football stars against a selected side
By Kehinde Okeowo
All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and presidential aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has invited ex-Super Eagles players to play a novelty match to commemorate his 70th birthday on March 20, 2022.
The ex-internationals called up for the match include Austin Jay Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Peter Rufai, Tijani Babangida, Mutiu Adepoju, Garba Lawal, Uche Okechukwu, Ifeanyi Udeze, Taribo West, and Victor Agali
Others are Super Sports guest football analyst Victor Ikpeba, Ike Shorunmu, Victor Ezeji, Obafemi Abiodun, Dosu Joseph, Julius Aghahowa among others.
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The match, which will take place at Onikan Stadium in Lagos on Sunday, is expected to pit the ex-Super Eagles stars against a selected side, Team Asiwaju.
While speaking with journalists on Monday ahead of the game, the Director-General of the Tinubu Support Group, Umar Ibrahim, said the former players mentioned earlier have confirmed their participation.
He also said the football game was organised by the pro-Tinubu group in collaboration with the Lagos State Government.
Ibrahim added that the 13th Bola Tinubu Colloquium would be held simultaneously across the six geo-political zones of the country after the novelty match.
Tinubu, the national leader of the ruling APC, in January 2022, declared to run for the Presidency in 2023.