Nollywood hosts victory match for Enugu Gov.-elect Mbah

Nollywood staged a victory football match on Thursday in celebration of Enugu Gov.-elect, Dr. Peter Mbah, and his Deputy, Ifeanyi Ossai, in the just-concluded governorship election in the state.

The novelty match, which was organized by the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), is tagged the Peter Mbah/Ossai victory match between Nollywood and Boolu Ogbe Ambassadors, a Coal City Football team, and was held at Rangers Training Field, Liberty Estate, Enugu.

The two teams played a draw after 90 minutes of the game, but the Boolu Ogbe Ambassadors team finally won the match by 4-2 on penalty shootout.

Speaking during the second half, the Chairman, AGN, Enugu Chapter, Comrade Brown Ene, said the essence of the match was to celebrate Mbah as well as a way of appreciating his great plan for the creative industry in the state.

He stated that the guild had, before the election, visited the Enugu governor-elect, who promised them so many things that would change the face of Nollywood in the state.

“So, we have no option but to support him, having seen what he has in mind for us. We also felt there was a need to celebrate this victory.

“The match is just the beginning of what AGN, Enugu, Nollywood, and the creative industry will do for this government,” Ene said.

Ene, who recalled how Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration supported the movie "Ifediche,” which was nominated as the best indigenous movie by the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award (AMVCA) 2023, said they would continue to support the Enugu State Government.

He added that the same movie was now awaiting to be premiered, saying, “We will continue to support the Enugu government in all we do for them to continue assisting us”.

Mbah, represented by the Enugu State Director-General of the PDP Campaign Council, Chief Ikeje Asogwa, appreciated AGN for organizing the victory match, saying the match had beautifully entertained people around.

Mbah said, “We hope the AGN will continue to come up with beautiful programs like this to entertain the general public”.