Senator Osita Izunazo, Amos Adamu pledge commitment to Sam Okwaraji Football Tournament

The Senator representing Imo West Senatorial Zone in the Upper Legislative Chambers of the National Assembly who also doubles as Chairman of the steering Committee of the forthcoming maiden Sam Okwaraji U-16 Football Tournament for secondary schools in the country Senator Osita Izunaso as well as the Grand Patron of the championship, Dr. Amos Adamu have pledged their commitment towards the successful organisation of the competition.

They stated this after a meeting in the Senator’s office aimed at mapping out strategies on how to galvanize support and funding for the championship that has already gotten approval of the Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF).

Disclosing this to journalists, Chairman of the media committee of the tournament, Chidozie Achonwa said that the meeting between the two time Senator and Dr. Adamu, former Director General of the National Sports Commission was very fruitful as they discussed way forward for the competition aimed at immortalizing the late patriot, who died while playing for his fatherland at the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos on August 12, 1989.

“The meeting between the two time Senator and the one time CAF/ FIFA Executive Committee member and former Director General of the National Sports Commission was held to enable them strategize on how to mobilize support and funding for this all important tournament.

” They held a fruitful discussion which we hope will make the competition a very successful one . It’s equally important to state that the family of late Sam Okwaraji are very grateful that these two important personalities are involved in the tournament because they have the capacity to make it work.

“We at the foundation are looking forward to more engagements from corporate Nigeria, philanthropist and governments at all levels for their support”, concluded Achonwa who is also the secretary of the Samuel Okwaraji Foundation

The tournament will start with zonal competitions in all the six geographical zones of the country and culminate in a round robin game that will involve the best two teams from each zone to determine the eventual winner.