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
Adewale Sunday Amusan Adewale Sunday Amusan Adewale Sunday Amusan (born 12 June 1989 in Makurdi) is a Nigerian football player currently plays for Wikki Tourists F.C.. He began his career by Lobi Stars F.C., than joined on 2 September 2007 for 140.000 € on loan to FC Koper, after 18 months turned back to Lobi Stars F.C.. He signed than on 7 February 2009 with FC Unirea Urziceni, he comes on loan from Lobi Stars, he played his debut for his new team in a friendly game against FC Shakhtar Donetsk on 25 January 2009 and turned in July 2009 back to Lobi