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Atom Foundation Unites With Football Legends, Celebrities For Eyecare Charity Cup
- The Atom Foundation, alongside football stars and celebrities, is organizing a Charity Champions Cup.
- The initiative merges sportsmanship with a noble cause.
- The project aims to conduct cataract surgeries and offer other eye treatments through mobile clinics across Nigeria.
Eko Hot Blog reports that The Atom Foundation, in partnership with football players and celebrities, is organizing a Charity Champions Cup to offer eye care services to 10,000 Nigerians.
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Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, Attom Yahaya, the convener of the Atom Foundation, elucidated that the Charity Champions Cup merges sportsmanship with a noble cause, seeking to deliver vital eye care services to elderly individuals in Nigeria.
He stated that notable figures such as Jay Jay Okocha, Didier Drogba, Victor Osimhen, Kenneth Omero, Tiwa Savage, Peter and Paul Okoye, Asisat Oshoala, Mario Balotelli, Wilfred Ndidi, among others.
The foundation, which started five years ago in honour of his late father, will host a friendly match between legendary footballers and Nigerian celebrities at the National Stadium, Abuja, on June 15, 2024.
Jay Jay Okocha, Didier Drogba, Victor Osimhen
“We have been doing this for the past five years. We came up with something to help people. We spoke to our friends who are footballers and celebrities and they are all interested in it and this is the biggest we are targeting,” said Yahaya.
Speaking on the choice of eye care service, comedian, Emmanuel Iwueke, popularly known as Craze Crown, who was a trained medical doctor explained that there was the need to have a medical check on the eyes regularly.
He further said the initiative would conduct cataract surgeries for Nigerians and other eye treatments would be available through a mobile eye clinic.
He said, “We have reached out to a couple of schools of the blind across the country and we are planning for 36 mobile eye clinics across all states in the country where you can have eye tests, and cataract surgeries, in Nigeria.
“People don’t need to travel anywhere to get treated each state will have a mobile clinic which costs $250k each and four have been donated to us.”
Craze Clown mentioned that Jay Jay Okocha will coach one team, while Kanu Nwankwo will lead the other.
Stanley Chibunna, also known as Funnybone, a director of the Charity Champions Squad, stated that using football to launch the eye care service was aimed at capturing the interest of Nigerians in the initiative.
“We decided to use football because it is about the only activity that brings all Nigerians together in one place. It is a good tool and our eyes are very important. Attom is also a man of integrity to work with,” he said.
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Also speaking, Kaffy, Kafayat Shafau, mentioned the inclusion of female players and highlighted that the project received endorsements from the Federal Ministry of Sports Development, the Nigeria Football Federation, and the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
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