From Isaac Ojo Awka
Anambra State lawmaker, Hon. Kingsley Udemezue, the member representing Idemili-North at the State House of Assembly, has set to use football to better the lives of the youth in his Constituency by floating a football competition to be known as Idemili Football League.
The League, according to him would feature 10 football teams from communities in the Constituency kicked off at St. Philip’s Primary School Field in Ogidi amid pomp and pageantry.
In the opening match Ogidi United smashed their opponent by three unreplied goals.
Speaking on the competition, Hon. Udemezue disclosed that his intentions on using the round leather game to empower the youth is based on the fact that there are talented ones who are good enough to use football to earn a better living but lack the opportunity to do so.
He described football as a viable tool to engage the youth into meaningful life adding that his intention is to use his connectiond to market talented players from his Constituency identified from Idemili League to bigger teams in Nigeria and elsewhere.
He said that the first, second and third placed teams will go home with prices so also over all best player, highest goal scorer and best disciplined team among others.
