Barcelona Legend, Ronaldinho Gaúcho and Super Eagle icon, Jay-Jay Okocha, are set to conflict in a Charity Match in Abuja, devoted to advancing the empowerment of the lady baby.
The extremely anticipated match, scheduled for 15 to 25 October 2025, kicks off at 3:00 PM and is anticipated to unite soccer icons worldwide for an unforgettable show of talent, nostalgia, and objective.
In an announcement on Monday, the organisers mentioned the monumental sporting and philanthropic occasion will happen at Moshood Abiola Nationwide Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria, titled ‘Barça Legends vs. African Legends Charity Match’.
The charity match is an initiative of Attom Basis in partnership with Apitix to help girl-child empowerment programmes.
Legends
The match will reunite soccer legends Ronaldinho and Okocha, teammates at PSG from 2001 to 2002, alongside different former Barcelona and African footballers.
The Barça Legends squad options international greats Ronaldinho, Ludovic Giuly, Javier Saviola, Jesús Angoy, Samuel Okunowo, Marc Valiente, and Fernando Navarro.
They’ll go head-to-head in opposition to the African Legends, led by Jay-Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Alex Music, Mark Fish, and different revered figures of African soccer.
Gala Dinner
Past the match, the occasion additionally presents the followers a ‘Legends Meet and Greet’ and an unique Gala Dinner, the place supporters and visitors may have the uncommon alternative to have interaction instantly with soccer’s best in an environment of celebration and generosity.
The Charity Match and Legend’s Dinner proceeds will instantly help initiatives centered on the lady baby throughout Africa.
Talking on the initiative, Yahaya Attom, founding father of the Attom Basis, reiterated soccer’s impression on connecting and uniting individuals worldwide.
The founder mentioned the match will have a good time unity and resilience whereas impacting Woman Youngster worldwide.
“At Attom Basis, we’ve all the time believed that precise impression begins with connection, and nothing connects individuals extra deeply than soccer. This match celebrates unity, resilience, and the shared pleasure that defines us as Africans.
“Each cheer, each objective, each second reminds us that we will come collectively for one thing larger, for hope, for neighborhood, and for the love of the sport,” Mr Attom mentioned.
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Attom Basis
At its core, the Attom Basis is pushed by a mission to remodel lives via initiatives that promote well being, training, meals safety, and housing for weak communities.
Additionally, the ‘Barça vs. African Legends Charity Match’ displays that mission in movement, harnessing sport as a drive for social good and neighborhood transformation.
In partnership with Apitix, one in every of Nigeria’s main occasion and ticketing platforms, the Basis ensures seamless entry for followers desperate to witness this landmark event.
The match organisers, nevertheless, invited followers, companions, and communities throughout Africa to take part in a historic celebration of soccer, unity, and objective.
