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Super Eagles legend Jay-Jay Okocha headlines Veteran Clubs World Cup in Rwanda.
Former Super Eagles of Nigeria Captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha is set for a sensational World Cup return.
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16:00 - 03.09.2023
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The inaugural Veteran Clubs World Cup (VCWC), scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda, in 2019, would feature former players from all over the world, including Okocha, Douglas Maicon, a legend of Brazil, and Patrice Mboma, a retired great from Cameroon.
Veteran Clubs World Cup Explained
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The first-ever VCWC will feature athletes from every continent, including female football icons, who will compete in both economic forums and football competitions, according to the event's organizers.
Charmaine Hooper, Robert Pires, Gaizka Mendieta, Wael Gomaa, Jimmy Gatete, Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, Anthony Baffoe, Roger Milla, and Laura Georges are a few of the athletes who have already been listed for the competition, according to the organizers.
Others include Khalilou Fadiga, Sonny Anderson, Louis Saha, and Lilian Thuram.
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East and South Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, North and West Europe, West and Central Africa, North and Central America, East and South Africa, South America, as well as Asia and Oceania, will all have teams competing at the championship.
Okocha who recently teamed up with the Kenyan President, is expected to headline the project.
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Jesse Happy Ndongo of Easy Group, one of the competition's partners, revealed during the media introduction of the championship in Lagos that the VCWC competitors will also take part in business expos to be held concurrently with the championship.
The event will also feature other activities besides football, according to Ndongo, including a youth expo, a multisport competition with tennis challenges, and a youth-focused amateur competition.
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