Poised to further consolidate its partnership deal with top
Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL side, FC
Ifeanyi Ubah as well as show its commitment to the
partnership, English Premiership club, West Ham United
donated the sum of £35,000 to the Anambra State Football
Association and Okongwu Memorial Grammar School,
Nnewi, the alma mater of President of FC Ifeanyi Ubah. Dr.
Ifeanyi Ubah.
In line with its full support for the Football Made in Anambra
'1 Family - 1 Footballer' project billed to kick-off in
December 2016, West Ham United donated £30,000 to
ANSFA, even as it feted Okongwu Memorial Grammar
School with £5,000, all geared towards the development of
youths and sports in Anambra State and Nigeria in general.
The Ifeanyi Ubah Foundation also threw the school children
into a heightened frenzy, complementing the benevolent
gesture of West Ham United, by making a donation of
N1million to Okongwu Memorial Grammar School.
Recall that the Hammers' delegation led by Managing
Director, Angus Kinnear had earlier been in Lagos, where an
interactive session bordering on the essence of the
partnership was held with journalists.
The contingent led by Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah made their first stop
at the Igwe's Palace, where they paid homage to Igwe
K.O.N Orizu III (Igwe Nnewi), who was delighted to receive
them. They made another stop at Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah's alma
mater, Okongwu Memorial Grammar School where they met
with ecstatic school children before heading to Ifeanyi Ubah
Games Village for the epoch-making launch of 'Football
Made in Anambra' and talent hunt programme.
Speaking at the event, Kinnear described Dr. Ubah as a man
of vision and full of ideas. He said "we found FC Ifeanyi
Ubah worthy of our partnership as we share the same vision
and bright ideas. We are extremely delighted to seal our first
partnership in Africa and we could not have made a better
choice. Football is not just a game because it has the
capacity to turn lives around for the best". He added that his
club, West Ham United has a long history of youth football
and as such would collaborate with FC Ifeanyi Ubah to
develop the budding talents in Nigeria.
A clearly elated Dr. Ubah thanked Mr. Kinnear and
WestHam for the confidence reposed on his capacity to
boost the WestHam brand in Africa. He noted that he had no
doubt that West Ham, who are renowned for having one of
the best football academies having produced the likes of
Lampard and Rio Ferdinand would add so much value to the
club, adding that Anambra state has so much to benefit
from the partnership, particularly the 'Made in Anambra
Football' project which is expected to engage 50, 000
families in the state.
The event was graced by the supportive presence of the
H.E. The Executive Governor of Anambra State, Chief Dr.
Willie Obiano, ably represented by the Secretary to the State
Government, Chief Solochukwu Lobelu, HRH Igwe K.O.N III
(Igwe of Nnewi), who was presented with a West Ham
jersey, accompanied by some members of his cabinet,
Crown Prince, Obi Orizu, Senator Alphonsus Igbeke, two
time African footballer of the year and Olympic Gold
Medalist, Kanu Nwankwo, Managing Director of My Radio
FM, Ambassador Uche Ogbuagu, Nollywood actor and
comedian, Mr Ibu amongst a host of others from the
entertainment industry.
Highlight of the Nnewi visit was the unveiling of the Football
Made in Anambra Project, which saw over 1,000 school
children from across the 21 local government areas in
Anambra State, fully kitted in their Football Made in
Anambra jerseys. It became a day to remember for the
school kids when Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah announced that the
jerseys, soccer boots and footballs that were given to them
for the event were gifts from the Anambra Football
Association, stating that it was the first step toward
actualizing the 1 Family - 1 Footballer initiative.

emeka20091:
this ifeanyi uba dey try o....I love his interest in sports, especially football... its d future...

Ngozi14:
am beginning to like ifeanyi uba....despite loosing in last Anambra Governorship elections, it didn't stop him from contributing to d development of anambra....especially in sports....