I thought Chukwu didn’t like me Odiye
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By Jacob Ajom,
One of Nigeria’s most celebrated central defenders in the 1980s Godwin Odiye has divulged one of his long-kept secrets when he disclosed that at the beginning of his association with his former teammate and captain, Christian Chukwu, who was his roommate at the national team camp, he did not know his partner.
Odiye said this while contributing to the programme, “The Sports Parliament’ on NTA Thursday night, put together by a member of the 1980 AFCON winning Green Eagles squad, Segun Odegbami in celebration of his former captain and Nigeria’s most celebrated footballer, Christian Chukwu who turned 70, a few days earlier.
Isima, Oliver De Coque and Room 202
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By Emeka Obasi
Ndubuisi Luis Isima may not be as capped as his elder brother, Okey, but he proved his mettle even when the duo played together at Standard of Jos. The younger Isima who later moved to Asabatex and Julius Berger respectively before relocating to the United States got chatting with our Columnist, Emeka Obasi, from Durban, South Africa, recently.
We know so much about Okey Emmanuel Isima. There was and is still his brother, Ndu. Both of you were at Holy Ghost College (Arugo) Owerri. Let’s hear the story.
I was in the Junior Arugo team. I left for Christ the King College (CKC), Onitsha. I joined my brother again at Standard of Jos. I was in the Plateau State Intermediate team that won the soccer gold medal at the Oluyole ’79 National Sports Festival.