Enugu a winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2007, was born in Enugu in 1977 and grew up in Nsukka. The Enugu Rangers, a first-division professional league association football team, is Enugu's home team that plays in the Nigerian Premier League and are based in the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium. Former Rangers players include Jay-Jay Okocha and Taribo West. Enugu's main sports centre is the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, named after Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first president of Nigeria. The stadium remained the centre of sports for the whole of the Eastern Region until the Nigerian Civil War broke out. At the
Mitko Dobrev the Ghana Premier League in 2006-2007, Mitko Dobrev was awarded Manager of the Year Ghana. Dobrev managed a number of clubs in his homeland of Bulgaria before going to Africa. While in charge of Hearts of Oak, he unjustifiably invaded the pitch, whereupon he was called up for a disciplinary hearing in 2007. It was in a game opposing Tema Youth. Heartland FC dismissed the Bulgarian tactitian of his role in 2009, adducing differences with the management and a poor run of results as the reasons for his sacking. In 2009, Mitko joined Lobi Stars F.C. of the Nigerian Premier