By Adebayo Williams
Flying Eagles coach Emmanuel Amuneke and his father Michael Amuneke will, on 27 December, be conferred with chieftaincy titles in Eziokele Autonomous Community in Eziobodo, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State. The ex-Super Eagles forward will be handed the Aka Welitere Mba 1 by His Royal Highness, Eze Richard Ngozichukwu Osuji.
“He’s a path finder. He set the tone that has seen no fewer than eight footballers from the community grow into international fame,” Eze Osuji told Completesportsnigeria.com.
“Amuneke, through hard work, won the Nations Cup with the Super Eagles, he won the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Gold and as a coach, he won the U-17 FIFA World Cup.
“This is a positive for our community.
“Because of his leading role, the likes of his younger brother Kelvin Amuneke, Chidiebere Nwakali, Kelechi Nwakali, Chukwudi Agor, Promise Orji and Osinachi Ebere who are all from this community have followed his footsteps and have been and continued to prove good ambassadors of Eziokele Community in Eziobodo Autonomous Community.
“He’s done this community proud and we feel recognizing him is a sure way to encourage and reward hard work, dedication, patriotism and commitment.
“For playing the role of a positive path-finder, we decided to give him the title of Aka Welitere Mba 1 of Eziokele Community because he has helped in no small way to lift the name of our community to national and international prominence”, the Royal Father explained.
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