Coach Hails Ideye Challenge, As Tourney Begins

With few days to the kick
off of the first edition of the Brown Ideye Challenge competition, coach of Port Harcourt City FC Joseph Zico has hailed the Nigeria International for giving back to the society.
Speaking in Port Harcourt, Zico said the announcement of the event has steered up joy and happiness in his team which he believes will spur them to victory at the tournament.
‘‘The youth are very very happy, everybody is happy to hear about this competition because they are just training and no competition to play and this one they see now is just like a lion is hungry and what do you expect when you give him a goat, is to swallow him, i don’t expect any other thing than glory, favour and victory for the tournament,’’ Zico said
The Port Harcourt City FC gaffer also used the opportunity to call on other internationals to emulate the Olympiakos of Greece forward.
‘‘I think, that is what we are expecting from those that grew up from Port Harcourt and plying their trade abroad, we expect them to encourage the younger ones and keep them busy. I thank God for those who spoke with him (Ideye) to initiate this tournament. I encourage him to keep it up and also urge other professional players plying their trade overseas to do the same in promoting grassroots football in the country’’.
Port Harcourt City FC is among 16 teams that will sllug  it out in the competition which kicks off today at Treasure 98.5FM football pitch inside NTA Port Harcourt premises.