Nigeria Football Federation Reveal Plans to Immortalize Former Super Eagles Captain

• The Nigeria Football Federation has begun plans to immortalize former captain of the national team, Teslim Balogun
• The NFF revealed the decision to immortalize the former Super Eagles coach is to send the right signals to the present set of players that the country cares about their welfare
• Teslim Balogun is considered a legend of Nigerian football and has a stadium named after him in the country’s commercial city of Lagos

The Nigeria Football Federation has assured that the NFF will be available to contribute to the efforts being harnessed to immortalize a former captain and coach of the Senior Men National Team of Nigeria, Teslim ‘Thunder’ Balogun.

This was made known by the General Secretary of the Football Federation, Mohammed Sanusi on Tuesday, March 1st after receiving the Thunder Balogun 50th anniversary organizing committee.

Thunder Balogun who died in 1972 was Nigeria’s first professional football player who was famous both home and abroad.

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Mohammed Sanusi reiterated that the football body in the country wants the present Super Eagles players to always know that the NFF cares which is one of the reason they are participating in honouring the legend.

“It is important that we play a key role in the ongoing efforts to celebrate and immortalize him, because that will send the right signals to both present and upcoming players that Nigeria do care.

“Thunder Balogun was an achiever and a role model, and the NFF will work with the committee to celebrate a legend of the Nigeria game.”

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Meanwhile, Kingsley Obiekwu, says he will use funds gotten from donations to venture into new business endeavors to start a new lease of life.

According to a report via Premium Times, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics gold medallist thanked Nigerians especially Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa for his monetary donation.

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Kingsley Obiekwu was forced to start a taxi business when the situation became too difficult but has been helped by well-meaning Nigerians with Ahmed Musa donating a sum of two million naira to the ex-international.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported Erstwhile skipper of the senior women's national team of Nigeria -Super Falcons, Florence Toritseju Omagbemi tied the knot with Kehinde Richard Oluyemi in a colourful wedding ceremony.

13 years after the sudden death of Florence's first husband, she found love again when the legendary Nigerian ex-footballer remarried.

The four-time winner of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) walked down the aisle in a colourful ceremony which took place at the Nneoma Coliseum Event Palace in Warri, Delta State.