Former
Super Eagles’ captain, Austin
Okocha has been elected chairman of the Delta State Football Association.
At
the elections conducted in Asaba on Friday, and supervised by Member of the NFF
Executive Committee, Alhaji Babagana Kalli, Okocha polled 26 out of the 27
votes cast.
One
of only two Nigerian footballers to play at three FIFA World Cup finals,
Jay-Jay Okocha’s club career took him through Germany, France, England and
Turkey, and he is presently Head of the NFF Technical Study Group.
Okocha,
who had served as vice chairman before the elevation, replaces Mr. Amaju Melvin
Pinnick, who announced his intention to relinquish the post on the very day he
was elected President of Nigeria Football Federation, September 30, 2014.
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