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Trade Fair/Expo, NNOEP others stages Football Talent Hunt in Abuja

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5 years ago

May 10, 2022

In it’s desire to engage the teeming youth in the country, the Nigeria International Trade Fair/Expo organizers would be hosting the Nigeria Non-Oil Exportable Products in Nigeria and other foreign Countries with a two days football talent Hunt scheduled from 16th to 17th May in the Nigeria Capital Territory.

The talent Hunt has its Theme; “Diversification as catalyst to our National Development”.

In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by Engineer Innocent Ogu said the talent hunt initiative at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium Abuja will not only help discover talent but it will attract investment
opportunities to Nigeria.

“Football being one of the Special Non-oil products has been taken very seriously and we are keen to see its development.

“We are going to fixture Football matches in all the destinations where we are exhibiting the Nigerian Non-Oil exportable products (Malta, Brazil,
South Korea, Mexico, and Turkey). Our selected football players during
the talent hunt exercise would play with the counterpart players of the
destination clubs.

“We want to showcase our boys for international engagements, contracts
and Professionalism.

“Consequently, we are calling for Football Talented Youths between the
ages of 18 to 25 years to come in numbers and participate in this two day exercise as selection will be based on merit.
According to him, the main events which is scheduled for June 21- 23 will start with an exposition at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja, with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF); Boss Mustapha set to declare the event open.

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Drogba, Amuneke, Eguavoen Lead African Legends’ Arrival in Lagos

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22 hours ago

November 7, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

With just one day to the much-anticipated Legends of Africa Football Game, Ivorian football icon Didier Drogba has arrived in Lagos, joining an impressive assembly of former African internationals already in the city ahead of Sunday’s star-studded encounter.

Drogba’s arrival further heightens anticipation for the game, which will bring together some of the continent’s most celebrated football figures at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos.

Also in Lagos are Nigerian football greats Mobi Oparaku, Emmanuel Amuneke, Emmanuel Babayaro, Garba Lawal, Austin Eguavoen and Mutiu Adepoju, alongside other members of the legendary Super Eagles generations of 1994 and 1996.

The African contingent also features distinguished names including Togo’s Emmanuel Adebayor, Senegal’s El-Hadji Diouf, Ghana’s Stephen Appiah and Cameroon’s Rigobert Song, among other former international stars.

The excitement will extend beyond the legends’ reunion, with popular Nigerian entertainers and celebrities preparing for a special Celebrity Match as part of the event. Yhemolee, Sheggz, Jeriq, Teddy A and Charles Okocha are among the personalities set to feature in the celebrity fixture, scheduled to begin at 1:30pm.

The Celebrity Match will form part of a wider programme of activities designed to give fans a full day of football, entertainment and celebration before the main legends’ fixture, which kicks off at 5pm. Gates open at 1:30pm.

Organized by Toptier Sports Management in collaboration with Afreximbank and CANEX as part of CANEX WKND 2026, the game will feature 15 Nigerian legends taking on 13 African icons in a celebration of the players whose achievements helped shape the history of football on the continent.

Beyond the match, the programme includes a football clinic involving 500 young players, entertainment and special recognition for the heroes of African football.

The Legends of Africa Football Game promises a memorable gathering of football royalty, bringing together generations of fans to celebrate the enduring legacy of the continent’s finest players.

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