Top African and Nigerian football legends gathered at Agege Stadium in Lagos on Saturday.
The gathering was for a testimonial match in honour of Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, as he prepares for exit from office.
Among the players on the Nigerian legend team coached by Olympic gold medal-winning coach, Bonfrere Jo, include Jay Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Samson Siasia, Daniel Amokachi, Augustine Eguavoen, Mutiu Adepoju, Emmanuel Amunike, Taribo West, Uche Okechukwu, Garba Lawal, Peter Rufai, and Ike Shorunmu.
Others include Finidi George, Victor Ikpeba, Obafemi Martins, Tijani Babangida, Julius Aghahowa and Sam Sodje, while the deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shuaibu, and comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, featured in the game.
The African legend team, coached by former U-17 Golden Eaglets coach, Fanny Amun, had the likes of El Hadji Diouf, Diomansy Kamara, Titi Kamara, Christian Karembeu, Stephen Appiah, Didier Zokora, Lomana Lua Lua, Khalilou Fadiga, and Seydou Keita.
Watched by a capacity crowd that thronged the Agege Stadium, Kanu Nwankwo opened the scoring in the first half before Titi Kamara drew the African legends level within a space of two minutes. A foul in the penalty box by Taribo West on El Hadji Diouf was converted by Titi Kamara which put the African stars 3-1 at half time.
In the second half, Garba Lawal fired in a free kick from the edge of the 18-yard to half the deficit for the Nigerian Legends. But a cheeky penalty from El Hadji Diouf put the African legends 4-2 up.
With the game heading for its final minutes, Obafemi Martins charged through the defence of the African Legends and scored a rebound with a header, while a stoppage-time goal by comedian AY ensured both teams shared the spoils, with the game finishing in a thrilling 4-4 draw.
Before the game, Governor Ambode was given a guard of honour by both teams as he walked through with fireworks display before he was given the honour of performing the official kick-off for the match.
