Port Harcourt will be agog as two Eastern teams go against each other in the Nigeria Professional League (NPFL). The epic game is between Enyimba and Abia warriors which is a rescheduled match day 12 NPFL game.
Enyimba has made the Umuahia township stadium their home ground due to the reconstruction work going on at the Enyimba International stadium in Aba which is also the home ground for neighbors Abia Warriors.
Fans of the Aba side are clamouring for a return to their home ground, with section of the fans saying that playing at the Umuahia township stadium has affected Enyimba negatively.
Top Port Harcourt base sports Journalist Chinedu Okorodike spoke to a fan of the Enyimba side (during the Enyimba vs Zamalek CAF champions league match) who simply gave his name as Nnadozie.
He said and I quote Please, "help me tell our chairman (Mr Felix Anyasi Agwu) and the Governor of Abia State to bring back our stadium. It is affecting us badly. If we had played Zamalek in our home we would have slaughtered them with goals. What type of renovation are they doing that will never end.
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| Mr Nnadozie |
He said and I quote "Please, "help me tell our chairman (Mr Felix Anyasi Agwu) and the Governor of Abia State to bring back our stadium. It is affecting us badly. If we had played Zamalek in our home we would have slaughtered them with goals. What type of renovation are they doing".Wednesday's game is a must win for Enyimba which will go a long way to booster confidence going into the away game with Sundowns in South Africa. The peoples's Elephant has already lost the steam that saw them win last season's NPFL trophy picking up 8 points from a possible 18 points.
Paul Aigbogun's side must work hard to achieve any positive outcome from this match as Abia Warriors are not pushovers. Chisom Chikatara and his gangs are read to grab a "smash and run" victory if the opportunity arises.
Players to watch
MFOM UDOH
After playing second fiddle to Ifeanyi Onuigbo during the CAF champions league game against Zamalek. Enyimba will be looking forward to unleash Mfom Udoh on Abia warriors today.
The striker who won the player of the season award and was the highest goal scorer in the NPFL last season has found it difficult finding the back of the net in the NPFL but has found favour in the Champions League.
The 24 year old Mfom is already bound to join “Sfaxien after an agreement with Enyimba was reached.
Chisom Chikatara was a joy to watch during the last Championship for African held in Rwanda. The Abia Warriors striker scored 4 goals during the competition, a performance that caught the eye of Wydad Athletic Club of Morocco who snapped him up with an agreement reached to join them at the end of the season.
A quick, and agile right-footed striker, Chisom is primarily known for his outstanding pace, mobility, and athleticism as a footballer, as well as his striking power, and his strength, despite his young age.
Coach Kennedy Boboye of Abia Warriors will be hoping that his priced jewel get things right and cause problems for the Chinedu Udoji led defence.
Kick off time is 4pm and the venue is the Yakubu Gowon stadium, Port Harcourt.
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