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
Solomon Okpako Solomon Okpako Solomon Okpako (born 1 May 1990) is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Nigeria Premier League side Enugu Rangers. Okpako started his career 2003 on the youth side for Bendel United and was at age 15 promoted to the senior team. He left after his one-season to sign for Nigeria Premier League club Kano Pillars F.C. in January 2006. He currently stars for seven time Nigeria champions Enyimba International F.C. since January 2017. Okpako was called into camp for the Nigeria U-20 team prior to the 2009 FIFA World Youth Championship in Egypt but did not make