The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Savannah Boys has an uphill task facing the North African opposition after being knocked out from the CAF Champions League by Etoile due Sahel of Tunisia.
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The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mbum was on Saturday assaulted and abducted shortly after his sports programme which the club’s supporters construed as being critical of the club.
Henwan said this on Sunday in a statement by the club’s Media Officer, Albert Dakup, ahead of the Plateau United second knockout fixture against Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia.
In the match played at the Zaria Road Stadium in Jos, the host scored their first goal from the spot in the 21st minute
The fixture was watched by a massive crowd of spectators who trooped in to capitalise on the Nasarawa State Government’s gesture of the club not collecting any gate fee.
Henwan said this was to strengthen the team for its CAF Champions League, Nigeria Professional Football League and the Aiteo Cup engagements next season.
Chukwuemeka told the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja that this was necessary if the club were going to creditably represent Nigeria on the continent next season.
Plateau United defeated 2016 champions, Rangers International of Enugu, 2-0 at the Rwang Pam Stadium on Saturday
The Federation/AITEO Cup has a prize of N25 million in the men’s category
Plateau United got the maximum three points in a match played under heavy downpour
Dakub, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria ahead of the Sunday home clash against Shooting Stars FC of Ibadan, said the team, which leads the league pack with two points, is not under any pressure.
In Match Day 29 fixtures of the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League played on Sunday, Stephen Odey’s 40th minute goal ensured MFM FC kept the pressure on the league leaders.
Albert Dakup, the club’s spokesman on Saturday in Jos, said in a statement that the governor gave the assurance when he paid an unscheduled visit to the team’s training ground at the Rwang Pam Stadium Jos, on Friday.
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The league leaders took the lead 10 minutes into the second half through a penalty kick converted by Peter Eneji.
Danladi Mann, the Plateau State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, congratulated the acting General Manager, Pius Henwan, and others for conducting the selection process that led to the engagement of Boboye.
The victory is Plateau United’s second in a row, after defeating hosts Mountain of Fire and Miracles FC 1-0 in Lagos
According to the statement: “It has become necessary for us the FA chairmen of Seventeen LGC of Plateau State football Association as one of the major stakeholders in the state to dispel the rumor making around that we have endorsed the chairman Plateau State Football Association Hon. sunday Longbap to be appointed as General Manager of Plateau United Football Club Jos.”