WGB Lagos FA Cup: Why My Players Had To Leave The Pitch – Collins Edwin Boss

Normal Supervisor Collins Edwin sports activities membership of Lagos, Ugwu Jay Uche has defined the actual the explanation why his gamers needed to depart the pitch throughout a match between his membership and NNL staff, Ikorodu Metropolis Soccer Membership within the spherical of 16 of WGB Lagos State Problem Cup.

The match between Collins Edwin and Ikorodu Metropolis which was held on Thursday on the FIFA legacy pitch of the Nationwide Stadium was deserted when a controversial penalty was awarded in opposition to Collins Edwin.

It is going to be recalled the English Premier League began in 1992/93 and since then six Premier League matches have been deserted.

In an unique chat with Sports247.ng, Uche revealed that he wouldn’t enable his boys to be topic to psychological torture after the middle referee awarded a controversial penalty in opposition to his staff.

“It’s not in my character to go away the sector when the match is occurring. Our match in opposition to Ikorodu Metropolis was a transparent indication that Collins Edwin was a goal within the Lagos FA cup. The referee in query was not solely biased however acted on the scrip of those that despatched him to do the soiled job and I imagine that one of the best ways was to go away the match for them,” he mentioned

Uche defined additional that his staff have been main by a lone aim earlier than the referee awarded a controversial penalty in opposition to them within the first half which compelled him to order his gamers to go away the pitch.

“I might have continued however I remembered how I used to be denied a ticket to NNL by Ikorodu Metropolis previously generally known as Future boys at Shagamu final yr. A number of soccer followers know the story and secondly, I checked out my gamers after the referee awarded that doubtful penalty they usually have been indignant over the officiating. I mentioned in my thoughts that if I allowed them to proceed, they might assault the referee,” he added.

Uche in his rationalization apologized to the membership administration, and followers inside and out of doors the nation for taking such a call by abandoning the match.

“I felt so unhappy that my gamers can’t proceed the sport and I needed to apologize to our administration, followers and the state FA, very sorry for the act” Uche concluded.

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