…. Chief Iwuanyanwu is a pillar of sports in Nigeria – Mbika
The association of Ex – Iwuanyanwu Nationale world wide is set to pay their last respect to their proprietor and father late Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu ( Aha Eji Aga Mba ) with a novelty match against Enyimba legends football club of Aba on the 31st of October 2024, the stateman newspaper sports desk can exclusively report.
The highly anticipated show piece has been scheduled to hold at the main bowl of the Dan Anyiam stadium Owerri by 3 PM and will feature ex football legends like Kanu Nwankwo (Papilo), Etim Essien, Friday Epko, Isaac Semitoje, Friday Elahor, Issa Ajato, Edward Ansa, Uche Okechukwu, Mobi Oparaku, Ifeanyi Ayenu, Andrew Uwe and host of other football legends that were groomed under the tutelage of the sports pillar.
According to the association President Mr Isaac Mbika; the Novelty Match will avail them the opportunity to pay him the last respect as an association.
“ Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu is our father and proprietor and this Novelty match will avail us the opportunity to pay him the last respect before he will be buried.
He helped alot of players, including ex- internationals, he is a pillar of sports in Nigeria.
He made all of us who we are today and we will be forever greatful to him for the lifetime opportunity given to us.
There will be other events before the novelty match which will be revealed in due course. “ Mbika told the Statesman Newspaper.
The remains of the legendary pillar of sports will be laid to rest on the 1st of November 2024 at his home town Atta in Ikeduru LGA of Imo state.
Iwuanyanwu aged 82 years was born Friday 4th September 1942 and died 25th July 2024.
Untill his death, he was the 11th president of the Ohaneze ndi Igbo, a philanthropist and a strong politician in Nigeria.
Star that will be on parade today will be Iwuanyawu Nationale Class of 86/90s set of players.
EMEKA NWANNA(AYAYA)
NDIDI ANUMUNU
OBINNA NWANERI
CHINEDU EFUH
STANLEY ONUEGBU
ONYEKACHI OKONKWO
CHIMA UMEJURU
ERIC FRIPONG
ISAAC SEMITOJE
KANU NWANKWO
EMEKA IFEJIAGWA
UCHE OKECHUKWU
UGAH OKPARA
SEYI OGUNSANYA
EKENE EZENWA
STEVEN NWOGU
OMALADE
YUSUF MOHAMED
ISAAC MBEGBU
FRIDAY ONYE UKWU
ERIC EJIOFOR
TERMINATOR
AND ENYIMBA HIT MAN VALENTINE ATUMUTO (DUNGA)
Credit Stateman
