BY JOSEPH ODOEKWU
The National Chairman of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC) Rev. (Amb) Samuel Ikpea has described the newly crowned African Footballer of the year Ademola Lookman as a living legend.
Ikpea who lauded the Atalanta and Super Eagles forward following his emergence as the CAF African footballer of the year in Morocco on Monday night said only a legend could accomplish such a feat.
“Lookman has proved to be a legend” Ikpea started.”He has done what Victor Ikpeba and Emmanuel Amuneke did in 1997 and 1994 respectively when they both took over from their compatriot”. “Ikpeba took over from Kanu who won it in 1996 while Amuneke took over from Yekini who won it in 1993”.
“This is the third time this feat is being accomplished and it is good for the image of Nigeria” “If our players continue like this it will further boost the morale of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club and we shall continue to be proud of our teams” Ikpea posited.
Ikpea who had earlier congratulated Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie for retaining her title and four other Super Falcons players for making the CAF XI also charged the trio of NFF President, the NSC Chairman and his DG to see this accomplishment as an opportunity to bring their wisdom and technical expertise into play and develop Nigeria football.
“I will describe the combination of Gusau, Dikko and Olopade as that of the Three Wise Men, they should therefore put heads together and move our football forward because our players are now making waves on the continent” he concluded.