CHIEF JOHN UCHE, THE NEW FACE OF NIGERIA PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING FEDERATION NPWF. BY PRINCE ERONDU UCHE

"The best time to plant a tree is twenty five years ago and the second best time is now". This is exactly the case of Nigeria Professional Wrestling Federation ( NPWF) as it on Friday June 19, 2020 elected Chief John Uche as the new President of NPWF.
Following his election, stakeholders in sports industry within and outside the country have been sending their congratulatory messages both to Chief John Uche and the Nigeria Professional Wrestling Federation as a body for the new development. An Australian sports analyst was quoted to have said that NPWF under John Uche will soar high and bring Nigeria Professional Wrestling to world centre stage again.

To lovers of wrestling in Nigeria and Africa, this is the dawn of a new day. The new NPWF President with his wealth of experience will revive the game again. Akpati as he is fondly called by his fans and followers has always been a formidable force at the background of all successful wrestling events and competitions in Nigeria and Africa starting from late nineteen eighties(1980s) till date. He grooms, promotes and manages wrestlers within the African continent.

The new NPWF President Chief John Uche is a man of different callings who turns everything he touches to gold. He is the founder and first elected President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Lagos state. He has held and is holding several professional leadership positions across the globe.

In his acceptance speech, the new NPWF President said "I will revive and promote NPWF as if my life depends on it". A statement a retired Egyptian referee featuring on Super Sports referred to as a vow. Finally, hope has come to our young men and women who wish to go into professional wrestling. To fans and lovers of wrestling, the time to have fun has come.

WRITTEN BY
PRINCE ERONDU UCHE.