NFL Star/Philanthropist Amobi Okoye reveals his inspiration and plans in the new Special Edition Issue of Golden Icons Magazine
Posted on Monday, February 28th, 2011 at 10:46 PMBy BellaNaija.com
A limited special edition issue of Golden Icons Magazine featuring NFL Star, Amobi Okoye, powered by Invictus91 has been published. This exclusive issue will only be available via The Amobi Okoye Foundation special events across the United States, and during their annual trip event to Africa.
Okoye is a philanthropist who has visited several kids in the hospital, provided gifts, mentored children, handed out several scholarships, fed the hungry, provided medical care, and instilled the importance of education to ensure a better life for the next generation. These are just a few things this young man has done since beginning his foundation.
As he does every off-season, Okoye will be visiting his native country Nigeria in a few weeks, to increase interest in American football on the continent of Africa and give back to the community in which he was born. Okoye’s charity organization, the Amobi Okoye Foundation, Inc., organizes the Changing Africa Through Education (CATE) mission trip to Africa each year. The annual accompaniment includes Okoye’s family, local college students and several NFL players. “Each year the trip gains more and more momentum,” Okoye said. “As the CATE mission grows, so does international interest in the continent of Africa.”
This year’s CATE participants include Frank Okam, Connor Barwin and Okoye of the Houston Texans, and James Ihedigbo of the New York Jets. The players will visit Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos, as well as Delta and Anambra states on their 13 day journey.
Okoye and company will spend their time teaching kids the game of American football, volunteering at the Okoye Foundation’s cancer clinic, distributing the 100,000 textbooks
collected from the Houston Independent School District, and delivering medical supplies to local hospitals.
The Okoye Foundation will also award 20 full college scholarships to Nigeria’s brightest student-athletes. The Okoye Foundation amplifies CATE’s success year in and year out by leveraging partnerships with successful and well known organizations such as Nike— which will provide sporting equipment for the Kickoff 4 Kids Camp and the African Cancer Care Incorporated (ACCI), which will dispatch over a dozen doctors to provide free cancer screening, education and care for treatable diseases at the foundation’s clinic.
“Last year a Houston non-profit called Medical Bridges donated a 40-foot container full of medical supplies. This year with the help of ACCI, James (Ihedigbo), and some other generous sponsors we are going to do the same thing.” Okoye said.
The Okoye Foundation is currently working with local officials in Nigeria to build a sports academy that will provide its students with a quality education and the opportunity to learn the game of American football.
Photography: Bode Ojo
Styling: Bengjof Couture for Golden Icons
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For more information on the 3rd Annual CATE trip visit www.amobiokoyefoundation.org or call 1 (866) 998-4203. You can also log onto http://www.goldenicons.com for more details about this limited issue.
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This guy is a hunk and a half! check out the cover.pheewwww. however…………..errrrmmm…….u see…….actually……………errrr the ensemble in d 2nd pix reminds one of a village headmaster.the checkered shirt and that tie? No. Yes boss, i said N-O! keep up the good work and u are definitely eye candy.
I love Nigeria.. I love my country.. thumbs up to AMEOBI
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Totally love when people don’t forget where they came from…great job!
he looks too old for hes age tho..i mean hes just 23…but hes still hot
he is so sexy! Amobi & Nnamdi Asomugha can get it!
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Lord why he gotta be so damn young. Anyway age aint nothing but a number. Gosh i mean do guys like this still exist. This is just too good to be true. Handsome, Intelligent, Philanthropist etc etc. I guess this cuteness runs in the Anambra waters cos almost all the men are tall and cute. I will fast dry fasting 40 days and 40 nights to pray for such a guy
the interviewer is not that good, maybe her pants are -, i dont know . She seems nervous or something. I dont blame her, if this man sits in front of you how can you be still, he is too cute
Abeg is he married, engaged, in a relationship??!! ….oya fellow aprokos abeg help me answer my question….and erm Amobi …wsup, *wink*
his dating people, but not in a relationship…
i was already making contact moves until i saw his age. hes damn too young and handsome…just wish he were older
um why should the interest in american football be increased on the continent? is it life saving manna from heaven? i dey suspect this guy.
@ chipsy…athletes tend to look older than they really are… for some strange reason. He is fine sha!
The guy’s a HUNK!! Blast!! Nice work he’s doing.
@Ohmigash, yeah sista, as an Anambra-girl-by-association myself, i gots to say, I think it’s in the water!Anambra men are hawt, hawt, hawt!
That said, kudos to you, Amobi, and to all Naija athletes out there keeping it real and doing their best to spread the love in Naija itself. God will bless your hard work and generous hearts with success!
I mean am not from naija but i took notice of the anambra men in Chioma and Akolisas wedding fotos and i thought her husband was hella cute plus smart too (all them many degrees) – I swear Anambra got some great waters. I need to move there and find me a tall hunk too. Chei – see fine boy. But 23 – mehn – its too young – he barely had the ability to enter night club for yankee. Lol
chei just looking at him is doing me something
Fine, plus he has alot of money.. Saw it online that he has a $15 million dollar contract. To me, Age ain’t nothing but a number, I’m 30 years old, and i don’t mind at all.. forget old men that can’t even afford to eat out with their lady, what more can i ask for.. he is fine, with alot of cash, I’m not greedy, I don’t need anything else.
I actually went to primary school with this guy in nigeria…..he was the one person who always beat me at math….glad to see he’s doing great i’m really proud of him!!!
all you old women sef! smh. im under 23…i feel i have a chance. hahahahaha
haha
but who knows? he could like them older….
@THE AMAKA,Ohmigash,Chioma…LOL!see us salivating over the poor guy…and his money…but how for do?He’s fyyyne, talented, ‘monied’…but the age makes it a no-no for me. @THE AMAKA, I bow out gracefully to you – I’m 24 but wouldn’t look at a man under 30, i think they are usually a bit immature. Happy Hunting girls: lemme know how it turns out!
haba @tiki.. usually a bit immature?isnt that too much of a generalisation? you dont like them, no problem but not to knock them like that..because i know 17yr-old women nd 30yr-old girls,same for men too…so you want older? good for you you shall have the desire of your heart but you needn’t generalise
Awww see my boo Amobi! He has such an igbotic Alabama drawl and is so well mannered, I heart him.
I love what he is doing!those kids he is training and giving back to will never forget.hopefully when they grow up and become succesful ,they will also be inspired to do dsame.visit http://www.projectstitch09.blogspot.com for some inspiring stories.
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photograph num 1….geez. y wud he combine dt shirt and tie. mehnn….he so missed it. he is fine dou.
@THE AMAKA, hope u noticed der’s no “yaay, first to comment”. i love it wen u dish out the NOT quite..lol