Football
History-making 1983 Flying Eagles award scholarship to iconic late captain’s son
3 years agoAli Jeje (left) introduces President Shehu Shagari to Paul Okoku and Yisa Shofoluwe (right). Jeje was the captain of the Flying Eagles team to the FIFA U-20 World Cup (then known as the World Youth Championships) in Mexico in 1983. They were the first Nigerian team to feature at a FIFA tournament.
Members of the Flying Eagles set of 1983 are honouring the enduring legacy of their late captain, Ali Jeje, by bestowing a full scholarship upon his son, Abdul Rahman Jeje.…