National Sports Commission (NSC) chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko has advocated the commencement of a schools’ competition named after late ex-international, Henry Nwosu, whose burial takes place on June 30th in Owerri.
Sports247 reports that Shaibu made the declaration whole hosting a delegation of the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations winner’s family and sports officials of Imo State government, who visited to intimate him with plans for the burial.
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Dikko cited Nwosu as a great symbol of development aligning with the current administration’s Renewed Hope Initiative for Nigeria Sports Economy (RHINSE), with the revival of school events top on the commission’s agenda.
He further told the delegation, which also included Imo State Concerned Sports Stakeholders, that Nwosu is an example worthy of emulation by budding athletes in schools and he should also be immortalised due to his exploits with the national team.
The NSC’s boss expatiated with nostalgia, “Henry Nwosu started playing for the national team at a very young age. The history of schools’ sports, particularly the Principals Cup, will not be complete without his name.
“At that very young age, he featured for Nigeria at the AFCON in 1980. He is an example to every aspiring young athlete that it is possible to get to the highest level. His success also encourages us now at the Commission.
“Something should be captured to make sure that his name is engraved in our sports history. For instance, a schools’ sports tournament should be named after him. We will do all we can to ensure that his labours are not forgotten.
“It is a huge loss for the nation. I once more condole with the family and the entire Nigerian football fraternity for this irreparable loss. There is nothing that we do in his memory that will be too big and give him a befitting burial.”
