Students of the University of Abuja got a pleasant surprise when ‘Kukere’ singer, Iyanya made a surprise performance to kick off of the 2015 edition of MTN Football Scholars 2015 edition.
This year’s edition will see the Football Scholars travelling to select Universities across the country to engage the Universities’ school team. The participating schools this year are University of Abuja, Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT), Federal University of Technology, Akure and the University of Lagos
For the spectators present at the opening match held at the University of Abuja, they were thrilled with a great performance by Iyanya as the MTN Ambassador took the appreciative audience through a repertoire of some of his hit songs.
Also present at the event was Nigerian former Nigerian International, Emmanuel Amuneke who also doubles as coach of Nigerian’s U-17 team.
This year, 23 beneficiaries of the scholarship scheme will participate in the tour across the select universities. The grand finale of the event will be held at the University of Lagos, Unilag on August 5, 2015.
