Former English and Tottenham player, Garth Anthony Crooks has been appointed as Technical Adviser of the Governor Seriake Dickson's Football Tournament.

Coordinators of the Governor Henry Seriake Dickson Football Tournament, otherwise called the Restoration Cup, have named the previous English and Tottenham player, Garth Anthony Crooks, as Technical Adviser of the Governor Seriake Dickson Football Tournament.

An announcement marked by the Director-General of the Restoration Cup, Ono K. Akpe, and discharged to newsmen in Yenagoa, expressed that the arrangement of Crooks depended on his track records in football administration and organization.

While praising him on his merited arrangement, Mr. Akpe approached the ex-footballer to bring his abundance of experience to uncovered, particularly in the zone of guaranteeing that the players chose from the simply finished up Restoration Cup 2018, are giving the genuinely necessary presentation in Europe and different parts of the world.

As indicated by him, "As a global football star and Sports Consultant to the Bayelsa State Government, by this arrangement, you are relied upon to fill in as a good example and guide to these up coming players. With your global presentation and associations, you are relied upon to encourage secure universal matches and competitions for the group. You are additionally anticipated that would enable the players to anchor playing vocations broadly and universally."

The Director-General praised the colossal number of abilities in Bayelsa, as saw amid the opposition, and charged Crooks to encourage form and tutor the players to have the great ethics that would help them in their expert football career.

Reacting, the previous England striker, while recognizing the coordinators for the effective fruition of the competition, said thanks to the Director-General for the certainty rested in him, as he guaranteed to encourage coach and guide the players as they continue on an expert profession in football.

According to him, "To arrange a competition of this size is very estimable. You folks have completed an awesome activity. I guarantee to do my best for these youthful players, the coordinators and also Bayelsa State which I have an extraordinary association with," he included.

Garth Anthony Crooks, OBE is an English previous expert footballer. He played for Stoke City, Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion and Charlton Athletic. He additionally played for Tottenham Hotspurs. He won two FA Cups and the UEFA Cup in 1984 against Anderlecht.

Crooks is frequently credited as the first black player to score in an FA Cup final, when he equalised in a 3–2 win over Manchester City in 1981.

Crooks represented England at international level, making four appearances for the England Under-21s, where he scored three goals.

All through his career, he was a functioning individual from the Professional Footballers' Association and was elected as the first black chairman of the union. He as of now works for BBC Sport as the lead intellectual on Final Score on BBC One.

Mr. Garth Crooks is at present in Yenagoa on official obligations, and will leave for Europe for the Russia 2018 World Cup quickly.

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