Okagbare better than Eagles – Kalu

Orji Uzor Kalu
Said Kalu,”I feel for
Okagbare. Never in
our history did
anyone single-
handedly win all
the country’s
medals in a senior
global competition.
Okagbare achieved
that in Moscow, yet
nobody is planning a
Presidential
reception for this
great athlete.”
Speaking further,
the ex-governor explained that the Eagles got a good
deal after their Nations Cup glory, a far cry from two
World Championships medals by an individual.
“Without taking away anything from our beloved
Eagles, I do not think they are World class.They never
won an Olympic medal, never played in the quarter-
finals of the World Cup, nor in the Semis of the
Confederations Cup. Okagbare is on higher ground,
having won Olympic bronze in 2008, and now silver
and gold.
She is more than an African champion and should be
rewarded for her feat even if she did not win gold”,
he added.
On the protest march, Kalu said, “i will march to the
First Lady’s office first. I know this government is
gender sensitive. In 1996, Tongan super heavyweight
boxer Paea Wolfgramm, the man who beat Duncan
Dokiwari in the Atlanta’96 semis and loser to Vladmir
Klichko in the final due to injury, caused King
Taufa’ahou to announce public holidays in his honour.
Now, if a country of about 110,000 people could do
that for a silver winner, why would our own country of
170 million sports lovers fail to honour this one-woman
riot squad?”
Kalu reminded compatriots that the last time Nigeria
went for a big competition in Moscow, nothing came
out of it. “Yes, the Moscow ’80 Olympics ended in
disaster. Our best was seventh position in the men’s
4×100 relay.
The quartet of Hammeed Adio, Kayode Elegbede,
Samson Oyeledun and Peter Okodogbe made the final.
Remember, the Americans, the Brits and West
Germans were absent.This year,they all came and
Blessing helped us with two medals. Please give it to
her”.

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I love the way this man talks about sport with respect to history.
He not only talk about it,he's done more to sport in nigeria.
I remember when enyimba were the cynosure of all eyes,most of us abandoned epl to focused on enyimba conquest to conquer africa,which eventually they did.
I remember him rewarding each member of that team with a brand new kia rio and a plot of land in umuahia or so.
I love his passion for sport.
I may not believe in most of his political idealogies,but for sport,he's always on point.