Chukwu heads APC’s National Unity Cup Football championship

Former Super Eagles chief coach, Christian Chukwu is to head the All Progressives Congress (APC) talent hunt football competition tagged National Unity Cup Football Competition involving non-league players in the six geo-political zones.

Inaugurating the committee at the headquarters of the ruling party in Abuja on Thursday, the APC National Youth Leader, Dasuki Ibrahim Jalo, said the competition, scheduled for next month July is part of the party’s mandate to initiate and implement strategic programs that would endear the party to Nigerian youths.

He pointed that the competition is organized in conjunction with zonal and States Youth Leaders as approved by the party adding, “This competition would bring out hidden talents in the field of football which can be showcased to the world for future benefits to individual and the Nation at large.

It also has ability to develop individual physical mental thinking and emotions. The competition would be between states of the federation and be played at the six geo-political zones with two teams emerging from each zone to play the semi and finals in Abuja”.

He also said that league players will not be part of the competition since it is a talent hunt, the kickoff date, modus operandi, competition format and the price rewards among other things would be resolved by the committee.

“I would seize this singular opportunity to call on the leaders of our party especially the state chairmen and their governors to support this initiative for the benefit of the party and our teaming youths in various states and LGAs especially the Sports lovers”, he said.

National coordinator of the competition, Chairman Christian Chukwu, represented by former Super Eagles assistant coach, James Peters, commended the ruling party of the initiative, assuring that the competition will produce abundant talents to feed the national teams.

“All Sports and Games Consult (AGC) has asked me to warmly welcome you to the epoch making event comprising the inauguration of the National Organizing Committee, Unveiling of Chairmanship Trophy and Presentation of Branded Football for the APC National Unity Cup Tournament.

“Today’s event marks the high point of several months of hard work and a consultation to ensure the plan to stage the first edition of the APC National Unity Cup Football Championship succeeds.

“The Governing Party – the All Progressives Congress (APC) in partnership with All sports ‘N’ Games Consult (AGC) has packaged this Talent Hunt program for Youth Development and Empowerment through sports Considering the local content advantages, which include abundance of talents, qualified technical hands at home and income generation potentials, the football development goal in the country is assured with the strong unity advocacy for the citizens.

“As the Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo once said, “It is undeniable that the game of football unites us as a people and Nation”.

The APC National Unity Cup Project is on a rescue mission, to help untapped talent. It is an intervention to restore youths’ confidence in government, National Unity and with assurances for decent livelihood and benefits from productivity.

“To deploy youth energy into active football skill development and competition is to secure their present and future career with sustainable means of livelihood and happiness.

“All sports ‘N’ Games Consult with vast experience in the field of sports has a National Duty to work with the governing party in the National Unity Cup Program targeted at the youths populace for Development and Empowerment through sports”, he added.