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Kanu Nwankwo, El-Hadji Diouf and other African football legends are set to play a charity match to create awareness for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nigeria.

The two former African player of the year winners will lead the all-star team of icons to do battle with Kano Pillars on a yet-to-be-announced date.

The charity football match is tagged ‘Match4IDPs’, according to the initiator of the programme, a Canada based Nigerian advocator, Abi Goodman.

“The passion for the game is immense and it is one sport that unite all Nigerians around the world,” Goodman said.

Goodman said it will also afford the people the opportunity to relate with their heroes who will be storming the ancient city for the game and create the needed awareness on the plight of the IDPs.