Super Eagles midfielder Joel Obi has distributed food items to families in Aniocha Local Government Area in Delta State to help fight the economic hardship caused by Covid-19.

Delta State is one of the states in the country that is currently under lockdown, and the effects has reportedly affected many lives negatively.

The distribution was made by Obi’s foundation with the Nigeria international still stuck in Italy, one of the highest hit countries in Europe.

The Super Eagles midfielder has not been invited to Gernot Rohr’s team since he travelled with with the three-time African champions to the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia, where he was an unused substitute.

Obi made 19 appearances for Chievo in the Serie B this season before the second division was indefinitely suspended because of the coronavirus.

The Yellow and Blues are eighth in the league table, within the promotion play-off zone.