Football
A day to remember late Nigeria youth international Igeniwari George
Today history reopens the memory of a 22 years painful loss in the Nigerian football world in regards to the untimely death of a great player Igeniwari George,National Daily learnt.
Igeniwari George was the younger brother of former Super Eagles winger, Finidi George.
Igeniwari who was then a player with Rangers International of Enugu, met with his untimely death as he was shot by hooligans in an out break of crowd violence after an FA Cup game in 1995 Enugu Rangers against Stationery Stores at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan.
Igeniwari the shot was critical which he died due to the gunshot.
National Daily gathered that the Rivers Born player was a member of the Golden Eaglets team to the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Ecuador that same year he was killed.
Today Ranger Int’l , Nigerian football lovers and the Nation at large are in deep mourning over their great lose.
-
Business4 days agoNigeria: Whither the fruits of 2026 crude oil windfall?
-
Latest5 days agoMakinde declares 2027 presidential bid under PDP–APM alliance
-
Comments and Issues6 days agoPolitical Parties Primaries: Consensus or Coronation?
-
Business4 days agoTrump-Xi summit sparks fresh questions for Nigeria’s economy, tech sector
-
Comments and Issues5 days agoDoes it matter to Africa if Nigel Farage comes to Number 10?
-
Comments and Issues5 days agoIs France Real or Playing Ping Pong With Africa?
-
Business3 days agoNigeria’s foreign debt climbs 22% to $51.86bn under Tinubu administration
-
Comments and Issues4 days agoThe “Onuku” Called Kenneth Okonkwo