Anambra, Cities Honour Late Onyeanwuna

The Anambra State Gov
ernment has unfolded a month long funeral arrangements towards a befitting state burial for its illustrious son and football legend, the late Albert Onyeawuna, 78 who died in Lagos recently following a brief illness.
Toward this end the state government has constituted a 30-man committee comprising of top football personalities across the country.
The committee which is being chaired by  the Honourable Commissioner for Youth and Sports Anambra State, Ogbuefi Tony Nnachetta, an erstwhile vice chairman of the Nigerian Football Association also has ex-Green Eagles Captain, Chief Segun Odegbami, Ms Medline Tador and Barrister Nwabufo Obienu as first, second and third Vice Chairpersons respectively.  Chief Mike Umeh, Gabriel Chukwuma of Gabros F.C, Chief Poly Emenike, and Rommy Ezeonwuka of Rojenny, Mr Felix Anyansi of Enyimba F.C were also named as members of the Committee. Chief J.B Ogufere, Chief Austin Akosa, Alhaji Yusuf Ali and Chief Chukwuma Igweonwu (a team mate of Onyeanwuna’s) are  advisors  to the committee.
According to the detailed burial plans made available by Nnachetta,   burial activities for the  football legendwere scheduled between  August 27 to September 21, 2014 and  is expected to  span  across four Nigerian  cities,  Lagos, Port Harcourt, Awka and Abatete, hometown of  the late footballer  in Anambra state.
Ogbuefi Nnachetta, speaking on behalf of the State Government, the Committee Chairman   expressed optimism  that  the events  would  be  hitch- free.
He pointed out that the State Government was committed  to the task of ensuring  a  befitting  state funeral  for  the fallen  football hero with a view  to immortalizimg him  in recognition  of his   contributions to the growth and development of the round leather game in Nigeria.
The burial activities for the football legend commenced with a novelty football match on 7th September  between Lagos All Stars and Lagos SWAN at the Eagle Club, Surulere, Lagos . Port-Harcourt football Coaches Association and Port-Harcourt Ex Professionals will march to the pitch of Sharks Stadium, Port-Harcourttomorrow play for the fallen legand.   Onyeawuna will finally be laid to rest after a funeral service at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church, Agbaja, Abatete on September 19th.
Onyeanwuna was one of the biggest players of his era. A master dribbler who debuted for the Red Devils as the Nigerian senior football team was then known on October 30, 1955 and was part of the Eastern region Spartans football club that won the National Golden Cup for keeps from 1960 before it was abolished.