Federal Polytechnic, Nekede Federal University of Technology Owerri Imo State University Alvan Ikoku College of Education Federal College of Land Resources, Oforola Government Technical college Owerri Imo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo Owerri MSME Business School Aladinma Housing Estate, Owerri Seat of Wisdom Seminary Owerri Secondary/high schools Federal Government Girls' College, Owerri Army Day Secondary School, Obinze Christ the King Secondary School, Obike Community Secondary School, Oforola, Owerri Development Secondary School Owerri Emmanuel College Owerri Government Secondary School Owerri Holy Ghost College Owerri Madonna Model Secondary School, Owerri Methodist High School, Owerri Obube Comprehensive Secondary School (Egbelu Obube) Obube Secondary School Owerri Girls Secondary School Pearlville Secondary School. Our Lady of Mount Carmel College Emekuku, Owerri Food One major food that is particular to the Owerri people is known as ofe owerri (ofe means soup, while Owerri is the capital of Imo state). It is sometimes referred to as the king of soup and in some Igbo communities, beautiful women are sometimes likened to Ofe Owerri. Ingredients for the soup, include snails, (cow skin), goat meat, okporoko (dried hake fish), dried fish, oporo (smoked prawns), grounded dried crayfish, wraps of ogili (fermented soya beans), fresh pepper, grounded dried pepper, grounded uziza seeds (Ashanti pepper), cocoyam, palm oil, sliced ugu leaves (pumpkin leaves), sliced oha leaves, sliced uziza leaves, stock cubes, achi powder and salt. Sports Owerri has a major Nigerian football club: Heartland F.C. It was known previously as Iwuanyawu Nationale, but the team retained its nickname: The Naze Millionaires. Popular super Eagle players hails from owerri, people like Emmanuel Emenike, Kelechi Iheanacho who played for major English clubs like Manchester City F.C. and Leicester City F.C., Former Inter Milan, Arsenal, Portsmouth F.C. striker and Nigeria national football team player Nwankwo Kanu was born and raised in Owerri. He attended Holy Ghost College, a renowned local secondary school in the Owerri town. Religion Christianity is the dominant religion in Owerri. Catholics and Anglicans have the largest followings and Owerri is home to Assumpta Cathedral, the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri (Latin: Archidioecesis Overriensis) and the Seat of Wisdom Seminary. The archdiocese covers an area of 2,996 square kilometres. 670,986 of the 1.7 million people in the area are members of the Catholic Church. All Saints Cathedral, Egbu is the first and Largest Anglican Church in Owerri and the home of first Igbo translated Bible. Gallery See also Ihitte Ogwa