Foundation Organises Community Match To Honour Christian Chukwu

The Rangers International Football Club Foundation (RIFC Foundation) says it has concluded arrangements to organise community football match to honour departed Nigeria football legend, Christian Chukwu.

The Chairman of Rangers Foundation, Coach Ebere Amaraizu, told newsmen in Enugu that the community football match would be held by 4p.m. on July 17.

Amaraizu said that in the match the Ex-Rangers International Football Club legendary players would be locking horns with Nigeria Breweries PLC Staff Team (Football).

He said that the match would take place at the Nigeria Breweries PLC Football Pitch, Ama near 9th Mile Corner, Enugu.

Amaraizu said that all Ex-Rangers players, who have represented Nigeria and plied their football trade in Europe and in Nigeria Domestic leagues and other places, would attend the match.

According to him, the Foundation is keen at promoting community cohesion, resilience, social inclusions and integration for sustainable development especially within South-East communities and its environs.

“The Foundation will make use of the instrumentality of the match and other activities within its Sports-4-Development Programme to help in promoting health and well being in line with its strategic goals.

“There will be a psycho-social engagement with both teams together and others to gain knowledge and insight concerning prioritising of their mental health for general well being.

“The community football match will foster atmospheric conditions for harmonious relationship,” he said.

Amaraizu said that the Foundation would be organising the match in partnership with Nigeria Breweries PLC, Silver communications and Campus Technology Life Initiative (CTLI) among others.