Sports loving people, it is good to give honour to whom honour is due, why sounding this way you may asked yes, for those who have laboured without being recognized in our society is becoming so much hence, I am sounding this way.
It is on this note that we are bringing to you a golden fish who seem not to be in hiding but seem to be in the hiding, he does all the works to propel Rivers State young talents in the round leather game but found to be in the cleaves of innocence.
Many players today who are the potentials stars in football, the promising football Finidis, Taribo Wests and Adokiye Amiesiemaka all passed through his fatherly tutelage, a proud son of Rivers State in Obio/Akpor Local Government Council, we are talking about Coach Tony Chukwu, the Chief Coach of Rivers State Sports Council in football and head coach of Rivers State Football Association.
For his sincere enormous contribution in raising football stars in the state couple with his humble nature, charismatic, gentle, caring and down to earth life spice with a good conscious, he merits the sports personality column of The Newswriter Sports page.
Help me to welcome Chief Coach Tony Chukwu O. of the Rivers State Sports Council in Football as you read his datas with easy with pride. Happy reading.
Name: Coach Tony Chukwu .O.
Age: 51
Hometown: Ogbogoro
LGA: Obio/Akpor
State: Rivers
Sports: Football
Position: Head Coach, R/S FA
Designation: Chief Coach R/S Sports Council
Favourite Sports: Football
Favourite Jersey No: 11
Favourite Jersey Colour: Blue
Aspiration: To catch the young talents and groom and polish them for international limelight.
Role Model: Lionel Messi of Barcelona FC of Spain
Turn On: Discipline
Turn Off: Indiscipline
Current Base: Port Harcourt
Current Club: Rivers Ambassador FC of Port Harcourt
Occupation: Civil Servant (Coaching)
Achievements: Very numerous, including 17th NSF gold medalist in the football event 2011.
GSM: 08033397530
A prophet is not honoured in his hometown such is the case of Coach Anthony Chukwu OKechukwu. Coach of all the seasoned tournament Rivers State had featured in all coming out with glorious flying colour, a man who is worth being a chief coach of either Sharks or Dolphins Football Clubs of Port Harcourt. Some of his products are Derrick M. Amadi who plays from midfield in the right out position, Ugochukwu Nwankwo, plys his trade with Oceans Boys of Yenagoa, Igwe West (Dolphins FC), Timothy OBiohia, Obinna Amakor, Syno Appreala Bayelsa United.
All hail the coach of all season in Rivers State Football competitions. A man for football coaching in all ramification in rearing young football talents, bless you Coach Chukwu.
Allanso Jonathan Allanso
