Enugu to Celebrate Christian ChukwuJune 23

One of Nigeria’s all-time greatest footballers and former Captain, Christian Chukwu MFR, 72, is to be celebrated on June 23at the Sports Club Garden Avenue, Enugu by football enthusiasts and stakeholders from Nigeria and beyond.

On that day, an interesting, exciting and thrilling book written on the legendary Chukwu, who led Nigeria to a maiden Africa Cup of Nations triumph in 1980 is  to be unveiled.

An expert in the broadcast industry, Mr Emeka Mba, disclosed that the book presentation/launching will kickstart the planned book tour which will see the work being presented to some parts of the country based on the status of Chukwu famously nicknamed “the Chairman”.

Mba, the CEO of Afia Television described Chukwu as undoubtedly one of the greatest African football legends of all time who has also recorded his name in the book of history as a player, coach and administrator.

“Chairman Christian Chukwu led Rangers lnternational Football Club to win their first and only continental trophy, African Cup Winners Cup in 1977, two years after they lost in the final of the prestigious Cup of Champions to Hafia of Guinea,” Mba recalled.

The Chairman of the Organising Committee for the celebration of former national team captain stated that Chukwu took his sublime skill and charismatic leadership to senior national team, the Green Eagles (now Super Eagles) which he captained from 1974 to 1980.

“During this period,he led the team to win bronze medal in 1976 and 1978 editions of Africa Cup of Nations and won the Cup for the first time in 1980”.

During Chukwu’s coaching career with the Super Eagles, he assisted the team to win the Africa Nations Cup in Tunisia and qualified Nigeria for the first time ever World  Cup finals in USA 1994.

The governors of Anambra, Enugu, lmo, Ebonyi and Abia states were listed to grace the occasion.