Ozo is ecstatic to announce the NFL’s first-ever Nigerian draught pick. He hopes to inspire other Nigerian athletes to pursue their dreams in American football. Ozo’s announcement marks a significant moment in the NFL’s global outreach efforts.
BBNaija star, Ozoemena Joseph Chukwu, better known as Ozo makes history as he becomes the National Football League (NFL) first-ever draft pick announcement from Nigeria.
The reality TV star broke the exciting news on the image-sharing platform Instagram. He acknowledged that he is honoured to be making the NFL’s draft pick announcement for the Cleveland Browns.
Tonight, we make history as @ozo_chukwu will declare the first-ever pick announced from Nigeria in the #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/7C5QfoxTkV
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) April 27, 2024
Additionally, Ozo disclosed that this would be the first-ever selection announced from Nigeria after the Browns were granted access to the Global Market Program earlier in the year. In Nigeria, this is also the first and only NFL partnership.
In his words: “History! Honoured to be making the @nfl draft pick announcement for the @clevelandbrowns. This will be the first-ever pick announced from Nigeria, following the Browns receiving Global Market Program rights earlier this year. This being the very first and only NFL partnership in Nigeria.”
Netizens lauded Ozo in the comment section, celebrating him for putting Nigeria on the map.