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NOC Award for LA '84 Heroes ...Musa, Maiyegun, others also for honours By Duro Ikhazuagbe Twenty years after the Innocent Egbunike-led 4x400m relay quartet gave Nigeria her first Olympic track medal, the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC) is set to honour the team. According to Tony Nezianya, the NOC Press Officer, "The Los Angeles 1984 Games medallists are among the list of distibuished sports men and women to be honoured with merit awards." The quartet was made up of Innocent Egbunike, Rotimi Peters, Sunday Uti and Moses Ugbusien. Other distinguished sportsmen to be honoured include former Commonwealth and African table tennis champion Atanda Musa and 1964 Olympic boxing bronze medallist, Nojeem Maiyegun. Former Radio Nigeria football commentator, the late Ernest Okonkwo and late Dr. Kunle Joseph, the former president of the Wrestling Federation, also bagged post-homous awards. Governor Bukar Abba Ibrahim of Yobe State who is also President of the Nigeria Hockey Federation is also listed to be honoured. Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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