Anambra State Football Association Chairman, Chief Chikelue Iloenyosi, will head the FA delegation against Awka All Stars to the 2026 SWAN Anambra Chapter Sports Week.
The two-day event runs from August 20 to 21, 2026 at Cosmilla Hotel and Suites Sports Arena. Four matches have been lined up for the championship.
The games with the theme “Sports for Peace and Economic Empowerment” will feature 5-Aside Football, Table Tennis, Ludo and Draught.
Chief Chikelue Iloenyosi, chairman of AnSFA said on Thursday that the association was fully identifying and participating in support for growth and development of sports in Anambra.
The ex international and Special Assistant to the Sports Commissioner, Mr Patrick Agha Mba said AnSFA was coming to show that they were the masters of Football.
“Anambra State Football Association is in solidarity with SWAN and the media generally.
“We are coming to the SWAN Sports Week to celebrate sports, we are coming to celebrate football and we are coming to win because football is our game,” he said.
The Awka All Stars Football Club, a veterans’ football club has also signed on to the fiesta with the resolve to go home with the record of the overall best team in the maiden SWAN games.
Ikechukwu Nweke (JeluoAwka), Chairman of Awka All Stars said his team was looking forward to the exciting event while congratulating SWAN for conceiving the idea.
“All Stars Club is for sports, we are happy with what SWAN is doing in the area of sports reporting and promotion in Anambra,” he said.
Mr Chimezie Anaso, Chairman of SWAN in Anambra said the event was to promote fitness and relaxation among journalists.
SWAN is inviting lovers of sports, friends of the media and prospective partners to avail themselves the opportunity to enjoy good sports and promote their brands.
