Kanu Testimonial: Eto’o hits Lagos in private jet

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Reigning African Footballer of the Year, Samuel Eto’o Fils, will fly into Lagos on a private jet. The capital of Cameroon, Jean Makoun, who is also Eto’o’s international team mate, will be on board the jet, Both Indomitable Lions stars are coming to the commercial capital of Nigeria at the behest of their friend, Nwankwo Kanu, who is formally hanging his international boots this Saturday.

The Inter Milan’s star, who broke the news to the organisers of the Kanu Testimonial match, hinted that the same private jet will be taking both Cameroonian internationals to Nice in southern France, where Cote d’Ivoire’s skipper, Didier Drogba, will be holding his wedding 24 hours after the game in Lagos.

And so the Indomitable Lions’ skipper, just as Ghana’s Michael Essien has decided to shelve hitting France early to participate in Drogba’s pre-wedding festivities, to honour the two-time African footballer of the year. Earlier, Essein had explained that but for the esteem in which he holds Kanu, he would have been in France on Saturday. Instead, the Chelsea’s star will be arriving Lagos on Saturday morning courtesy of Arik Airways and will be leaving immediately after the game for France.

Incidentally, it is the wedding that has prevented Drogba himself from flying in for the testimonial.
Eto, Makoun and Essein are only some of the array of African football legends fans will see live on Saturday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium. Some others also coming include Senegalese footballer, El Hadji Diouf, Ghanaian stars Asamoah Gyan and Sulley Muntari and Emmanuel Adebayor, skipper of the Togo respectively.

Apart from the footballers, some big personalities will also be in town this weekend. Top on the list are Bonfrere Jo, the man Nigerians will always remember for guiding the nation to Atlanta’96 glory, and Sir Dave Richards, chairman of the FA Premier League.

Meanwhile, the accreditation for the match will take place at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos from 1p.m today. The Kanu Testimonial Organising Committee is appealing to the media to remember that the media tribune at the stadium is not the large, as the passes for the match will be severely restricted.

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