By Emmanuel Afonne
The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Club Secretaries Forum of Nigeria commends the Nigeria football Federation (NFF) and the Ministry of Sports for supporting Enyimba FC to succeed in their CAF assignments.
The NPFL Club Secretaries Forum in a statement on Wednesday by its Public Relations Officer, Omon Bassey, thanked those that made the journey possible.
According to it, it is an indication of governments desire to see that football grows to an enviable height.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Enyimba International FC of Aba is scheduled to play Al Ahly Benghazi in Libya on Thursday at 10 p.m. in a CAF Confederation Cup tie.
Enyimba, popularly called The Peoples Elephant , were at risk of missing the Group A fixture in Libya as a result of flight and visa complications into Libya.
The team also suffered another blow when CAF turned down their initial request for postponement of the game.
However, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia intervened by making provision for a chartered flight to convey the team to and fro Libya.
The Ministry of Sports and the NFF also played major roles in moving the date and time of the match to Thursday, from its earlier scheduled date of Wednesday, April 21, 2021.
We congratulate the NFF President, Amaju Pinnick; LMC Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, and Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, for providing technical support and assistance to the club.
This technical support came in the way of shift on date and time of the match.
Also, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, Governor of Abia, for the huge financial support to hire a chartered flight for the match in Libya.
We wish Enyimba Football Club of Aba a successful outing against the Ahly Benghazi of Libya, the statement said. (NAN)
Source: NAN News