Kanu, Okocha to play alongside Messi,
Neymar
ON July 11, 2016 1:03 AM / IN
Sports / Comments
TWO of Nigeria’s finest footballers of all-
time, Nwankwo Kanu and Austin ‘Jay Jay’
Okocha will team up with the likes of
Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Diego
Maradona as they set to feature at the
10th Anniversary celebration of the
Fundación Privada Samuel Eto’o on July
16.
The 35-year-old who currently plays for
Turkish side Antalyaspor will host 23
great footballers both retired and those
still playing in a charity game to raise
funds for his Foundation.
The Cameroonian was in Nigeria in May
to honour former Nigerian international
Joseph Yobo who celebrated his 101 caps
for the Super Eagles with a game at the
Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt.
The Charity match in Turkey will see
Messi who is currently appealing a 21-
months jail term play alongside Argentine
football icon Diego Maradona and former
teammate Xavi Hernandez while Fabio
Capello is expected to be the manager on
the day.
Peter of PSquare is scheduled to also
perform at the event as he and the
former Chelsea star are very good friends
while Mr P is a self-confessed Blues fan.
One of the greatest quotes of Samuel
Eto’o is when he talked about how he was
treated by defenders in the beautiful
game of football.
He said: “Getting knocked about just
motivates me more. When someone kicks
me, you wouldn’t believe how much it
makes me want to score a goal, just to get
back at them.”
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