A statement made available on Tuesday by the NGO explained that the match, which will come up on Friday, October 14, 2022, is designed to herald the 14th edition of Arise Women, adding that it will feature the Arise Walk, empowerment, skills acquisition programme for less privileged and the Arise Women Conference.

The theme of the conference is ‘Appointed to live.’

Founder, Arise Women, Siju Iluyomade, in the statement added that, ‘‘Arise Walk of this year will be preceded by a Novelty football Match between Ex-Super Eagles stars like Peter Rufai, Daniel Amokachi, Samson Siasia, Yakubu Aiyegbeni and host of their colleagues against a selected team.”

“The Arise Women Conference will hold on Saturday 29th of October, at the Trinity Towers, City of David, RCCG, Oniru, with prominent Nigerians in attendance to speak on varieties of issues especially as it concerns Women’s leadership, and empowerment among others.’’

She added that the yearly health-awareness initiative, ‘Arise Walk for Life’, would hold globally and witness prominent sports’ personalities, celebrities, and entertainers, among others.

Rohr was appointed as coach of the Super Eagles in 2016 following Sunday Oliseh’s resignation as manager of the national team. According to Oliseh he left the post due to the failure of the federation to support him and also over his unpaid wages and contract violation.

Special assistant on sports to Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari, Daniel Amokachi, has now come out to reveal Rohr’s contract contains a huge $2 million compensation clause, which in his view is a terrible choice considering how the football body treated indigenous coaches like Sunday Oliseh and Emmanuel Amuneke.

He said “For the administration to bring somebody like Oliseh and not giving him time because he’s Nigerian and they let go. To bring in somebody like Amuneke and not giving him time then they let him go. Then you bring a new coach where those two coaches are far better than him; pedigree-wise and portfolio-wise. But still, they gave the machinery a lot of money, $60 plus with all the bonuses, if they play two matches in a month, then you’re talking over $100,000. And then at the end of the day, you put a $2m clause on a coach that has never won anything. A coach that came from Burkina Faso to Tunisia than to Nigeria and you put a $2m clause, that’s the first I’m hearing such. If you were bringing Guardiola you can put $10m if he says he wants it because you know who he is; he has won laurels. But for a coach that has not done anything, not achieved anything and you put a $2m clause? There’s a lot of failure in that. I’ll not rate them (NFF) out of 10, but all these things I’ve broken down will tell anybody with a common sense where I’m coming from.”

This was announced in a press statement by the Media Office of the Minister of Youth and Sports Development on Thursday.

The statement was titled, ‘PMB appoints Amokachi Special Assistant, Sports’, and signed by John Akanji, Special Adviser on media to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare.

The statement noted that Amokachi’s letter of appointment was issued on August 17, 2020, and signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha.

The statement quoted the appointment letter as reading, “I am pleased to inform you that Mohammadu Buhari, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has approved your appointment as Special Assistant on Sports. The appointment takes effect from the 11th of August, 2020.”

The former Everton of England player was earlier in the year named Nigeria’s Football Ambassador.

Amokachi, popularly known as Da Bull, began his career in Kaduna with Ranchers Bees Football club of Kaduna, played for Club Brugge of Belgium, Besiktas of Turkey, Everton of England and Colorado Rapids.

He was voted the third-best player in Africa three times.

He played in three World Cup finals, won two nations cup as both player and Assistant Coach, to Stephen Keshi, Austin Eguavoen, Samson Siasia, and Lars Largerback.

He won Gold in the Football event of the Atlanta 1996 Olympics.

He had coached the U-23 National Team, served as Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles and coached Nasarrawa United.