FFA INVITES OWEN AS CHIEF GUEST
FORMER England, Liverpool, Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Michael Owen is set to be the main guest at the 2019 Fiji Football Awards Night in February 2020.
Revealing this during the extraordinary congress of Fiji Football Association in Nadi on Friday, president Rajesh Patel said they were in discussion with FIFA and Owen was expected to be in the country early next year.
He said the trip would be made possible under the FIFA Legends program and
Owen would also conduct clinics and visit schools and clubs during his stay.
“This year we had Mikel Sylvester as the main guest during our annual awards function at the Sofitel Resort and next year we are getting ready to have Michael Owen.
“We want to reward our hardworking players and officials in a bigger and better way every year and having legends of the sport present at the event surely adds more colour and encourages everyone to contribute more to football,” he said.
Thirty nine-year-old Owen has also represented Newcastle and Stoke City and has the ninth-most goals scored (150) in the Premier League.