Club Owners canvass support for Rivers United in CAF Confederation Cup Clash

The Vice Chairman of the Membership Homeowners Affiliation of Nigeria, Alhaji Suleiman Umar, is soliciting assist for the Rivers United Soccer Membership, the nation’s solely consultant within the CAF Confederation Cup to return to the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for his or her residence video games.

This he stated needs to be performed in earnest, in order that they’ll benefit from the assist of their followers in Rivers state.

Alhaji Umar who was talking on behalf of the affiliation was particular concerning the type of assist the Port Harcourt-based crew must make Nigeria proud.

“Essentially the most constant soccer membership from Nigeria on the continent within the final three seasons has been Rivers United and it’s not a shock that they’re the one crew nonetheless flying Nigeria’s flag on the continent”.

“What they want proper now’s for Nigeria to play the politics at CAF’s stage in order that they’ll return to Port Harcourt to play their remaining residence video games on the Adokiye Amiesimaka stadium”.

“We’ve seen a number of the stadiums they’ve performed their away video games in Africa that aren’t anyplace close to what you’ve in Port Harcourt”, defined the proprietor of Doma United of Gombe state.

In the meantime, talking in the identical vein after his golf equipment 2-1 loss in Ghana on Sunday, the Normal Supervisor of Rivers United FC, Chief Okey Kpalukwu, believes that Nigeria stands an opportunity of successful the CAF Confederation Cup if solely his crew is allowed to play at residence in Port Harcourt.

“My pitch on the Adokiye Amiesimaka stadium in Port Harcourt is healthier than a number of pitches different pitches that I performed on, within the continent, together with that of Sunday’s recreation in Kumasi, Ghana, but CAF accredited it for the membership as a result of they’ve their folks upstairs defending their pursuits in CAF”.

“There’s no place like one’s residence floor, we would like Nigerians, together with our followers in Port Harcourt to come back out en-masse and be saved the stress of touring exterior of Rivers state to assist us”.

“We are going to as soon as once more enchantment by means of the suitable channel, the Nigeria Soccer Federation (NFF) to interface with CAF to permit us play in Port Harcourt as a result of our stadium meets all their necessities”, acknowledged the NPFL Membership Homeowners chairman.

Rivers United are within the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup alongside Membership Africain of Tunisia, Goals Fc of Ghana and Academica do Lobito of Angola in group C, Nigeriasoccernet.com can verify.

With a win and a defeat in two video games performed thus far, The Delight of Rivers awaits Membership Africain this Sunday on the Godswill Akpabio stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state.

By Olaleye Oluwadamilola