Nigeria Stadium and street to be named after Anthony Joshua in Ogun State After his victory against Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko
Anthony Joshua is set to be
honoured by the Ogun State government, the state where his parents hail
from in Nigeria.
Majority leader of the State House of Assembly
Yinka Mafe says he will move a motion in the state legislature to have
the Sagamu International Stadium renamed Anthony Joshua Stadium, and the
popular Cinema Street in Sagamu renamed Anthony Joshua Street.
Of the two, the street is the most significant, as his family owns almost half the land and property on one side of the street.
The
cinema, from which the road takes its name, was built by his great
grandfather Omo-Oba Daniel Adebambo Joshua in the 50s, and is one of the
oldest of such facilities in the country.
Mafe joined hundreds of
Sagamu youth to watch the fight in an open air viewing event organised
by the Sagamu Youth Congress, and was thrilled by both the turnout and
the outcome.
"We are proud of what he has achieved as a son of
Sagamu, and we will be happy to do our own little bit to show our
appreciation and support for him," Mafe sai
Nigeria Stadium and street to be named after Anthony Joshua in Ogun State After his victory
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