Ben Ezechime, Enugu
Enugu State Football Association (FA), says it has taken football talent hunt to the nooks and crannies of the state.
Chairman of the association, Tony Ugwu, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Enugu after the final match of the state football association league at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium.
Ugwu, who spoke on the backdrop of the successful conclusion of the 2023/24 football season, said that the FA had decided to rotate the finals of the state league among the three senatorial zones.
“We are trying to move down to the grassroots and that’s our focal point and every journey of a thousand miles will start with a step.
“In the next football final we are going to Oji River and the next one to Nkanu and Awgu and it will continue like that,” he said.
The chairman further said that the association also had other football tournaments coming up which would be spread across the three senatorial zones.
“We need to take football to outside Enugu metropolis and after bring it back to the metropolis and these are the aims and objectives of the Enuugu State FA,” Ugwu said.
He said that the FA was working with a philanthropist, who has indicated interest to develop football in the stare.
He expressed appreciation to Gov. Peter Mbah for his interest in sports particularly football in the state.
“I need to thank the governor of Enugu State, who has done marvelously well in terms of sports development especially football in Enugu State,” he said.
